Washington • U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is resigning, she and President Donald Trump announced Tuesday, blindsiding many administration officials and stirring speculation in the White House and beyond about the timing and reasons for the latest Trump shake-up just weeks before the November midterm elections.
The news was news to many congressional Republicans involved in foreign policy matters, and some key U.S. allies did not get advance word from Haley or the White House. Neither she nor Trump gave any specific reason.
"I have given everything I've got these last eight years," she said, referring to her six years as South Carolina governor as well as her time at the U.