Haley says 'no way' voters would back Trump if he is convicted, though she's said she would

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was pressed in a new interview about her different positions on rival Donald Trump's viability in the 2024 general election if he is convicted of one of the 91 criminal charges he faces, all of which he denies.

«There is no way that the American people are going to vote for a convicted criminal,» Haley said in an interview with NBC News' Craig Melvin that aired Wednesday morning.

«But you said you would! But you said you would,» an incredulous Melvin responded, referring to the moment during the first GOP primary debate when Haley affirmed her support for Trump if he wins the nomination and is convicted.

«No, that is not the question,» Haley told him. «Every Republican nominee… signed a pledge before they could even get on the debate stage that said if that we were not the nominee, would we support the nominee? And I said yes, and I stand by that.»

Melvin had asked how that view fits in with Haley's more recent criticism that Trump is «not qualified» to be commander in chief because of his sarcastic comments questioning her husband's absence from her campaign while he is serving overseas with the Army National Guard.

«I'm the first one to say I voted for him twice. I was proud to serve America in his administration,» said Haley, who was one of Trump's U.N. ambassadors.

But, she continued, «I have called him out multiple times, which is why he's upset because he thinks I'm disloyal. I'm not loyal to anyone. I don't do that.»

She also told Melvin, «I have said any of [the other GOP candidates] would be better than Joe Biden.»

Haley was previously pressed by ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos on her support for Trump if there is a potential conviction and said then, «I don't even