Nikki Haley slaps ABC News host with blunt reality check over 'obsession' with Trump: 'You guys are exhausting!'

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley called out ABC News and the entire legacy media on Sunday for their "obsession" with Donald Trump.

Haley appeared on ABC News' "This Week," presumably to discuss her campaign, which is gaining momentum. But ABC News host Jonathan Karl only seemed interested in asking her about Trump — not her campaign, her views, or the solutions she wants to offer the American people.

In fact, eight of the first 10 questions he asked focused on Trump in some way — and Haley finally had enough.

"You guys are exhausting! You're exhausting in your obsession with him," Haley said.

Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, went on to explain why that "obsession" demonstrates just how out of touch the legacy media are with the American people.

"The thing is the normal people aren't obsessed with Trump like you guys are. The normal people care about the fact that they can't afford things. They feel like their freedoms are being taken away. They think government is too big," she said.

"I know y'all want to talk about every single word he says and every single tweet he does. That's exactly why we need a new generational leader, because people don't want to hear about every word a person says or every tweet. They want to know how you fought for them that day, and they want to know how their life is going to be different," she pointed out. "And life will be a whole lot different if the media would stop this obsession with Trump."

Haley is right. The media are obsessed with Trump — and for good reason, or so they think.

Just as they did in 2016, the media are boosting Trump's press visibility and covering his every word because they want him to be the 2024 Republican nominee. They want him to be the nominee again because they believe he will lose the general election. And by covering Trump more, the media cover other Republicans less, candidates whom they believe stand a better chance of beating Biden.

For his part, Karl denied the media have an "obsession" with Trump. Still, he stopped asking Haley about the former president after she called him out.

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