Home Depot co-founder and billionaire Ken Langone said Thursday that he may withhold funding from Nikki Haley's presidential campaign if she performs poorly in next week's New Hampshire primary. I warned you.
88-year-old investor and Haley supporter told the Financial Times Awaiting the former South Carolina governor is a “significant amount of money” from him, but that “big gift” won't arrive until after the results of the Granite State's Jan. 23 primary election.
“Even if she doesn't support you in New Hampshire, don't throw money down a rat hole,” Langone told the magazine.
Langone endorsed Haley as a presidential candidate last month, praising her as “smart,” “elegant” and “statesmanlike,” but the Republican mega-donor is now certain of winning the party's nomination. He seems to have doubts about the former governor's abilities.
“If I had to bet at this point, I think the two candidates would be Biden and Trump,” Langone said, adding that although there are concerns about handling the fallout from the 2020 presidential election, He said he would “probably” vote for the president. election.
“From Election Day 2020 to January 6, Mr. Trump demonstrated that, in my opinion, he was focused on himself and not on what was good for the country,” the former president said in a statement. said Langone, who was a big supporter.
“Away from acting, away from drama, away from lack of etiquette… [Trump] I did a pretty good job,” he added. “My problem is that we're going to need a very capable manager and a president and politician…I think Nikki Haley is coming, so I'm rooting for Nikki Haley.” [as] It's about as close as anyone out there can expect. ”
Haley, 51, finished third in Monday's Iowa caucuses, losing more than 30 points to Trump and two points to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The White House front-runner appears to have an advantage in New Hampshire, although he still trails Trump by double digits, according to polls conducted after the Iowa caucuses. .
A St. Anselm College poll released Wednesday found Haley in second place with 38% support, trailing Trump by 14 points but DeSantis with just 6% support. greatly exceeded.
a Suffolk University/NBC10 Boston/Boston Globe PollThe report, also released Wednesday, showed Trump with 50% support among likely Republican voters in New Hampshire, followed by Haley with 34% and DeSantis with 5%. ing.
