Haley says she told Steve Witkoff, Trump’s longtime friend, that there was no need for a “truce” and that she didn’t want any quid pro quo from her former boss.

Nikki Haley pushed back Wednesday against President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that she wouldn’t be welcome in his new administration, pointing out that she had long said she wasn’t interested and revealing she had been contacted by his transition team.

Former President Donald Trump, who was elected to be the next U.S. president on Nov. 5, announced Nikki Haley, former South Carolina governor and his former United Nations ambassador, won’t be part of his administration. “I will not be inviting former ...