Haley kills it at United Nations

Nikki Haley is a killer. Not a murderer, but a “killer” in the Donald Trump sense of the word. She is tough and motivated with a “take no prisoners” mindset. Trump has used the term to describe extraordinary women in business since the 1980s.

Since she assumed the role as the ambassador to the United Nations, Haley has been putting the world on notice that she means business, going head to head with Russia, Iran, Syria and North Korea for starters. She’s dressed down representatives from countries that would never allow a woman to freely criticize men and she’s shrewdly guided policy on all corners of the earth.

This week though, it was Larry Kudlow, President Trump’s chief economic adviser, who felt the sting of Haley’s wrath.

Haley jumped on the talk shows Sunday and suggested that new sanctions would be falling on Russia — something she had reportedly cleared with the president.

Tuesday, though, Kudlow undercut Haley on the matter, saying that “she got ahead of the curve,” and “there might have been some confusion about that.”

Haley was not hearing it, saying in a statement, “With all due respect, I don’t get confused.”

Out came Kudlow, apologizing almost immediately on the phone to Haley and in the media.

We should applaud Ambassador Haley for standing strong and not allowing herself to be maligned. The work she has been doing is too important and she should not agree to be the scapegoat when there is a messaging snafu at the White House.

Haley has been masterful at her job so far and uniquely successful at being above the fray at the White House.

We must hope President Trump sees the value in Haley’s slapback of Kudlow even if it gives detractors another foothold in their efforts to paint the administration as unwieldy.

This particular “killer” is determined to reassert America and herself on the world stage.