Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said in an interview with NBC News and the Des Moines Register that she “maybe” would consider Ron DeSantis for her running mate.

“If he wants to join forces with me, I welcome that,” Haley said in the joint interview.

“I am going to defeat Donald Trump on my own. That’s the goal that we have. If he wants to join forces with me, I welcome that,” she commented when asked about potentially teaming up with the Florida governor.

“But right now, we’ve got a race that we feel good about. We’ve got a surge. We’ve got momentum,” she continued.

DeSantis was also asked about potentially joining forces with Haley.

NBC News reports:

When DeSantis was asked in an interview with NBC News and the Des Moines Register on Thursday if he would consider joining forces with Haley, he answered, “For what?” He also called Haley a “phony” and a “darling of the Never Trumpers,” intensifying his attacks on her as they fight for position in the race.

Haley, by contrast, barely mentioned DeSantis in her interview, in which she also spoke about whether former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie should drop out of the race, attacks on her record from the right, and the racism she experienced growing up.

DeSantis also accused Haley of running to be Trump’s vice president, which the Florida governor has said he would not do.

Haley on Friday did not directly answer whether she would be Trump’s vice president if asked, dismissing it as a setup by her opponents.

“The reason I don’t answer that question is I don’t play my opponents’ games,” Haley said. But she also sought to pour cold water on the idea, adding, “I am not running to be vice president.”

DeSantis told Fox News’ Neil Cavuto on Saturday that he wouldn’t be Nikki Haley’s vice president “under any circumstances.”

“Well, I can tell you, I am not going to accept that under any circumstances,” DeSantis said.

“You know, I’m running for president because I think we need somebody that can win and get the job done,” he added.

From The Hill:

“I would much rather do my final two years as governor, 2025 and 26, than be vice president,” he continued. “I don’t think it’s a position that offers much, I want to make an impact.”

In a recent interview, Haley, the former United Nations ambassador, didn’t close the door to joining forces with DeSantis for the election, saying she would “maybe” consider the Florida governor to be her vice president, adding that she is focused on defeating the GOP front-runner former President Trump.

Watch the full Nikki Haley interview below:

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