SC Gov. Nikki Haley Fumes After White House Governor’s Luncheon

Office of the Governor South Carolina(WASHINGTON) — After the President hosted the nation’s governors at the White House for a discussion Monday, the Republican Governors Association held a press conference at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Among those expressing their frustration was South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who said this was her fifth year going to the White House to speak with the president.

“Every time we try and move the ball with [President Obama] he says, ‘no,’ and so you look at the fact that we asked him about the Keystone Pipeline. He said it’s not gonna happen,” Haley said. “We talk about healthcare and he says he’s not going to consider what the Supreme Court’s going to do because he refuses to think about it.”

At Monday’s event, the president joked with the 2016 hopefuls in the room about their campaigns, saying, “I’m in the fourth quarter of my presidency, or as some of you may call it, the kickoff for your campaign season,” drawing a few laughs.

“But I think there’s still a lot that we can get done together,” Obama told the crowd of governors.

The long-awaited bill approving construction in the Keystone Pipeline will arrive at the White House later Tuesday. The president’s spokesman says Obama will veto it without “drama or fanfare.”

President Obama has 10 days to veto the bill. When he does, it will be his first veto of this Republican Congress and only the third of his presidency.

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