US Ambassador Nikki Haley has slammed rumors that she was having an affair with President Donald Trump as &ldquo;highly offensive&rdquo; and &ldquo;disgusting.&rdquo;

The rumors stem from author Michael Wolff of the best-seller &ldquo;Fire and Fury,&rdquo; who suggested in an interview that Trump was having an affair and that the liaison was with someone detailed in his book.

Wolff wrote in his book that Haley, the most high-profile woman in Trump&rsquo;s administration, was positioning herself as the president&rsquo;s heir apparent.

In an interview with Politico&rsquo;s Women Rule podcast on Thursday, Haley shot down talk of being romantically involved with the US president.

&ldquo;It is absolutely not true,&rdquo; Haley said. &ldquo;It is highly offensive, and it&rsquo;s disgusting.&rdquo;

She hit back at Wolff&rsquo;s assertion in his book that she was spending a lot of private time with Trump on his presidential plane and in the Oval Office.

&ldquo;I have literally been on Air Force One once and there were several people in the room when I was there,&rdquo; Haley said.

&ldquo;He says that I&rsquo;ve been talking a lot with the president in the Oval about my political future. I&rsquo;ve never talked once to the president about my future and I am never alone with him.&rdquo;

Haley attributed the rumors to sexism from a &ldquo;small group of men&rdquo; uneasy with strong-willed women.

&ldquo;Most men respect women but there is a small group of men, that if you just do your job and you try and do it well and you are outspoken about it, they resent it. And they think the only option is to bring you down,&rdquo; she said.

The former South Carolina governor who backed Trump rival Marco Rubio for the Republican nomination said she and Trump are in agreement on almost all policy issues.

&ldquo;We get along great, and I agree with almost everything that he has done,&rdquo; she said.

The online speculation was instigated by 'Fire and Fury' author Michael Wolff, who dropped hints on HBO's 'Real Time with Bill Maher' last week

US Ambassador Nikki Haley has slammed rumors that she was having an affair with President Donald Trump as “highly offensive” and “disgusting.” The rumors stem from author Michael Wolff of the best-seller “Fire and Fury,” who suggested in an interview that Trump was having an affair and that the liaison was with someone detailed in his book. Wolff wrote in his book that Haley, the most high-profile woman in Trump’s administration, was positioning herself as the president’s heir apparent. In an interview with Politico’s Women Rule podcast on Thursday, Haley shot down talk of being romantically involved with the US president. “It is absolutely not true,” Haley said. “It is highly offensive, and it’s disgusting.” She hit back at Wolff’s assertion in his book that she was spending a lot of private time with Trump on his presidential plane and in the Oval Office. “I have literally been on Air Force One once and there were several people in the room when I was there,” Haley said. “He says that I’ve been talking a lot with the president in the Oval about my political future. I’ve never talked once to the president about my future and I am never alone with him.” Haley attributed the rumors to sexism from a “small group of men” uneasy with strong-willed women. “Most men respect women but there is a small group of men, that if you just do your job and you try and do it well and you are outspoken about it, they resent it. And they think the only option is to bring you down,” she said. The former South Carolina governor who backed Trump rival Marco Rubio for the Republican nomination said she and Trump are in agreement on almost all policy issues. “We get along great, and I agree with almost everything that he has done,” she said.

Nikki Haley slams rumours of affair with Trump as 'highly offensive', 'disgusting'

The US Senate on Thursday&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;businessman, a veteran diplomat and former presidential candidate Jon&nbsp;Huntsman&nbsp;as&nbsp;ambassador&nbsp;to&nbsp;Russia, filling a crucial post as a probe of Moscow&#39;s influence on the American election widens.

The 57-year-old&nbsp;Huntsman, who served as governor of Utah, has worked in numerous US administrations, notably as&nbsp;ambassador&nbsp;to China under Democrat Barack Obama, before running unsuccessfully for president as a Republican in 2012.

Huntsman, who was&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;by voice vote, said during his confirmation hearing that there is &quot;no question&quot;&nbsp;Russia&nbsp;interfered in the US presidential race and that Moscow continues to &quot;threaten stability&quot; in Europe.

Jon Huntsman, who served as governor of Utah, has worked in numerous US administrations

The US Senate on Thursday confirmed businessman, a veteran diplomat and former presidential candidate Jon Huntsman as ambassador to Russia, filling a crucial post as a probe of Moscow's influence on the American election widens. The 57-year-old Huntsman, who served as governor of Utah, has worked in numerous US administrations, notably as ambassador to China under Democrat Barack Obama, before running unsuccessfully for president as a Republican in 2012. Huntsman, who was confirmed by voice vote, said during his confirmation hearing that there is "no question" Russia interfered in the US presidential race and that Moscow continues to "threaten stability" in Europe.

Jon Huntsman confirmed as US ambassador to Russia

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Nikki Haley slams rumours of affair with Trump as 'highly offensive', 'disgusting'

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