MR. TRUMP. >> THANK YOU.
>>> CRAIG IS HERE WITH A "TODAY"
EXCLUSIVE THIS MORNING.
>> WE SAT DOWN YET WITH NIKKI
HALEY, THE OUTGOING U.S.
AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED
NATIONS.
NATIONS. IT’S HER FIRST INTERVIEW SINCE
SHE ANNOUNCED SHE WOULD LEAVE
HER POST AT THE END OF THE
MONTH.
MONTH. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT DECISION
AND WHAT HER FUTURE HOLDS.
BUT I STARTED BY ASKING HER
ABOUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S
RESPONSE TO THE MURDER OF
"WASHINGTON POST" COLUMNIST,
JAMAL KHASHOGGI.
JAMAL KHASHOGGI. >> WE NEED TO HAVE A TALK WITH
THE SAUDIS THAT WE WON’T CONDONE
THIS.
THIS. AND DON’T DO THIS AGAIN.
AND THE ADMINISTRATIONS HAVE TO
TALK ABOUT WHERE WE GO FROM
HERE.
HERE. WHAT I CAN TELL YOU THAT’S SO
IMPORTANT, THAT THE SAUDIS HAVE
BEEN OUR PARTNER IN THE
DEFEATING AND DEALING WITH IRAN.
AND THAT’S BEEN HUGELY
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT, AS
YOU KNOW, HAS SFWER TANED THAT E
THAT THE CROWN PRINCE WASN’T
AWARE.
AWARE. SOME SAY IT’S SUPPOSEDLY BECAUSE
THE PRESIDENT’S SON-IN-LAW
MAINTAINS A RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE CROWN PRINCE.
>> IN REFERENCE TO JARED, THOSE
RUMORS FLY ALL THE TIME.
WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOTS
OF COUNTRIES AND OUR GOAL IS TO
MAKE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS BETTER.
WHEN THESE THINGS HAPPEN, WE
HAVE TO STEP BACK AND STAY WITH
OUR PRINCIPLES.
OUR PRINCIPLES. >> Reporter: HALEY, HER PROUDEST
ACHIEVEMENT
ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENT, TIGHT ING SANCTIONE
SANCTIONS ON NORTH KOREA.
>> TO HAVE BROUGHT THE WORLD
TOGETHER AND BROUGHT NORTH KOREA
TO THE TABLE, WAS REALLY
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT KIM HAS
NOT INDICATED WHEN OR IF HE
PLANS TO DISMANTLE HIS NUCLEAR
CAPABILITIES.
CAPABILITIES. HAS THE VICTORY BEEN PREMATURE?
>> ASK ANYBODY AT THE UNITED
NATIONS, WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN
NORTH KOREA WAS TESTING EVERY
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. THE ITEM THAT WE HAVE THEM STOP
TESTING, THE IDEA THAT WE HAVE
THEM AT THE TABLE, EVEN IF
THEY’RE GOING SLOWER, DON’T
UNDERESTIMATE HOW DANGEROUS THAT
COULD HAVE BEEN.
>> Reporter: LET’S TALK RUSSIA.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> Reporter: FRIEND OR FOE?
>> DEPENDS ON THE DAY.
>> Reporter: YOU’VE BEEN MORE
CRITICAL THAN ANY VOICE IN THE
ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATION. >> I’M CRITICAL WHEN IT’S
WARRANTED.
WARRANTED. >> Reporter: WHAT’S YOUR
THOUGHTS ON RUSSIA?
>> THE UNITED STATES WANTS A
RELATIONSHIP WITH RUSSIA.
BUT AS LONG AS THEY KEEP DOING
WHAT THEY’RE DOING, THEY’RE
MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE.
YOU CAN’T GO POISON SOMEONE IN
ANOTHER COUNTRY AND GET A PASS.
YOU CAN’T INVADE UKRAINE AND
THINK THAT THE WORLD IS NOT
GOING TO NOTICE.
>> YOU’VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB.
>> Reporter: WHEN YOU MADE YOUR
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT YOU WERE
STEPPING ASIDE, THERE WAS A LOT
OF SPECULATION AS TO WHY.
IT WOULD APPEAR TO SOME THAT THE
SPECIAL COUNSEL’S INVESTIGATION
IS GROWING CLOSE TO THE
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. >> I HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO PAY
ATTENTION TO THE MUELLER
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. >> Reporter: NOT AT ALL?
>> I TUNED IT OUT.
I CAN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
THE ONE THING I SAID PUBLICLY
AND I STRONGLY BELIEVE, IS I
THINK THE INVESTIGATION, IF IT’S
GOING FORWARD, SHOULD GO
FORWARD.
FORWARD. THEY NEED TO HURRY UP, FOR THE
GOOD OF THE COUNTRY.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT SAYS
IT’S A WITCH HUNT.
>> WE’LL FIND OUT.
>> Reporter: WHILE THE WORLD WHO
SEES A PRESIDENT THAT SPEAKS OFF
OF THE CUFF, HALEY SAYS, AT
TIMES, IT’S BY DESIGN.
IS IT TRUE YOU USE THE
PRESIDENT’S UNPREDICTABLE
PRESIDENT’S UNPREDICTABLE RHETORIC TO OUR ADVANTAGE
DIPLOMATICALLY?
DIPLOMATICALLY? >> IF I NEEDED TO PICK UP THE
PHONE AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT I’M
GOING TO DO, ARE YOU GOOD WITH
THIS?
THIS? WE PARTNERED IN THAT.
HE WOULD, LIKE, RATCHET UP THE
RHETORIC AND I WOULD GO BACK TO
THE AMBASSADORS AND SAY, YOU
KNOW, HE’S PRETTY UPSET.
I CAN’T PROMISE YOU WHAT HE’S
GOING TO DO OR NOT.
BUT I TELL YOU IF WE DO THESE
SANCTIONS, IT WILL KEEP HIM FROM
GOING TOO FAR.
>> Reporter: YOU WERE PLAYING
GOOD COP/BAD COP.
>> I WAS TRYING TO GET THE JOB
DONE.
DONE. I WAS BEING TRUTHFUL AND BY
LETTING HIM BE UNPREDICTABLE AND
NOT SHOWING OUR CARDS.
>> Reporter: WHAT’S THE SECRET
TO WORKING WITH THIS PRESIDENT?
>> BEING HONEST WITH MYSELF AND
BEING HONEST WITH HIM.
>> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU MEAN
BEING HONEST WITH YOURSELF?
>> TO TELL HIM WHEN I THINK
WE’RE GOING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION OR I THINK WE’RE GOING
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
AND HIM BEING WILLING TO LISTEN
TO THAT AND DISCUSS IT, HAS BEEN
HUGELY HELPFUL.
HUGELY HELPFUL. >> Reporter: YOU’RE GOING TO BE
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYED IN A FEW WEEKS.
WE DECIDED WE WOULD HELP YOU
SHARPEN YOUR INTERVIEWING
SKILLS.
SKILLS. WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN THE
SHORT-TERM, LIKE SIX YEARS FROM
NOW.
NOW. IT WOULD BE 2024.
A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR
JUST SO WE’RE CLEAR.
>> THANKS.
>> THANKS. I HAVE NO IDEA.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TALKED
ABOUT WHAT I MAY BE DOING IN THE
FUTURE.
FUTURE. BUT I CAN PROMISE YOU, MICHAEL
AND I HAVE NEVER TALKED ABOUT
RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, WHAT THAT
WOULD LOOK LIKE, ANYTHING LIKE
THAT, BECAUSE OUR LIVES HAVE