Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed Nikki Haley in his first campaign campaign with former rival Vivek Ramaswamy, saying Biden supporters should “infiltrate” the New Hampshire primary to do well. suggested that it was necessary to do so.
Fresh off a landslide victory in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, President Trump told supporters in Atkinson, New Hampshire, that the former South Carolina governor “hopes that Democrats and liberals will infiltrate the Republican primary.” “There is,” he said.
Trump, 77, cited New Hampshire's primary rules that allow undeclared voters to participate in nominating contests, saying, “There's a group of people coming in who are not Republicans, and that's artificially trying to sway her.'' The number is increasing,” he said.
The former president also criticized Haley's speech after finishing third in Iowa, calling it “inappropriate” and “bad for unity.”
Haley on Monday declared the primary to be a “two-person battle” between her and Trump, and urged voters not to support “the Republican mess,” alluding to Trump.
The former commander-in-chief claimed that Haley's supporters are “pro-Biden” and that “if she wins, Biden will win.”
“The Democratic Party supports it.” [Haley] Because she’s easy to beat,” Trump said.
According to the average RealClearPolitics poll, all taken before the Iowa caucuses, Ms. Haley trails Mr. Trump by 14.2 points in the Granite State.
Trump joined Atkinson and Ramaswamy a day after the 38-year-old political newcomer suspended his presidential campaign and endorsed the 45th president after finishing fourth in Iowa.
“We don't have much time, so I ask you to do the right thing and vote for Donald J. Trump as our next president,” Ramaswamy told the audience in an impassioned eight-minute speech.
“We need a commander-in-chief who will lead us to victory in this war,” he added.
After his remarks, President Trump praised his former rival, calling Ramaswamy a “very special person.”
“He started with Zippo and finished very well,” he said of the biotech entrepreneur's poll numbers at the start of his White House campaign compared to Ramaswamy's performance in the Hawkeye State. .
“He will be working with us for a long time,” he added.
