First appearance on Fox: Nikki Haley's 2024 campaign has raised over $1 million since the Republican presidential candidate responded on social media to a warning from former President Donald Trump telling Republican donors to stop donating to Haley. It was announced that donations of US$ 1,000 were collected.
President Trump warned on Wednesday on his Truth social platform: “Anyone who has 'contributed' to Birdbrain will now be permanently banned from the MAGA camp. We don't want them and we won't accept them.” did. Because we put America first, and we always will! ”
“Birdbrain” is a derogatory nickname that President Trump has repeatedly used to refer to Haley.
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Former President Donald Trump will speak Tuesday at his first night rally at the Sheraton in Nashua, New Hampshire, alongside supporters, campaign staff and family members. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Haley, a former two-term South Carolina governor who later served as U.N. ambassador in the Trump administration, quickly responded on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Then…donate here. Let's go!” Haley wrote, adding a link to an online fundraising page.
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Haley is President Trump's last major rival for the 2024 Republican nomination. She lost Tuesday's New Hampshire primary to the former president by 11 points, which was seen as one of the best ways to slow Trump's march to the nomination.
In her preliminary speech that night, Haley asserted that “this campaign is not over yet,'' and vowed to continue campaigning.
Nikki Haley waves to the audience as she speaks at an evening preliminary rally in Concord, New Hampshire, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
The campaign has now shifted to her home state, with the next major race on the Republican nomination calendar being South Carolina's Feb. 24 Republican primary.
At a large rally in North Charleston, South Carolina, on Wednesday night, Haley touted that she had raised $1 million in online donations in the 24 hours since her New Hampshire speech.
“We had 200,000 donors from all 50 states,” she added. “95% of donations are less than $200.”
And Haley said, “This is true, American people. So if you'll join me, join this movement, join this fight, when I was the governor of the South, I promise to do exactly what I did for you.'' Carolina. And I'm going to spend every day making you proud. ”
On Thursday night, Haley's campaign touted $4.6 million in revenue in the 48 hours since the New Hampshire primary.
But veteran Republican strategist Ryan Williams said Haley is “trying to generate momentum to keep the race going. She needed to win New Hampshire, and she couldn't do that in this race.” is almost decided. We raised $1 million in the first tournament.” “New Hampshire 24 hours later is a nice story, but it doesn't really mean much. At this point, Trump has effectively won the race.”
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Haley's announcement comes after her Republican presidential rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, withdrew from the race on Sunday afternoon.Haley told Fox News Digital that she had raised $1.5 million in donations in a day and a half. It was held the day after he said.
Haley spoke Wednesday at a campaign event at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
Haley, who was once a favorite to win the nomination, gained momentum and her poll numbers soared from late summer to fall, thanks in part to strong performances in the first three Republican primary debates.
As Fox News first reported earlier this month, Haley raised $24 million in fundraising between October and December in the fourth quarter of 2023, double the amount raised in the previous three months. That's all.
Haley is scheduled to head to New York City early next week to meet with top Republican donors as she faces a tough battle for the Republican nomination against Trump.
Co-hosts include billionaires Leonard Stern, Cliff Asness, Stanley Druckenmiller, Ken Langone and Henry Kravis, Haley's political associates told Fox News. The fundraising event on March 30th is still scheduled.
It's one of about 10 fundraisers for major Republican donors on Haley's itinerary in the coming weeks.
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“President Trump is discouraging people from hosting Ms. Haley's event,” one major Republican contributor and donor told Fox News Thursday about President Trump's warning to donors. “President Trump will only become even more aggressive with donors.” she. “
“This rumor is circulating among the donor base. You're either with Trump or you're not,” added the donor, who requested anonymity to speak more freely. “There's a lot of interest in Haley, but there's also a lot of concern for people who don't want to end up on the wrong side when the situation is over.”
Early Thursday, the super PAC supporting President Trump's White House bid announced that it had raised more than $46 million in the second half of last year.
Make America Great Again Inc. (MAGA Inc.)'s revenue was up significantly from $13 million in the first half of last year.
Hours after the MAGA news broke, a super PAC affiliated with Haley issued its own announcement.
Stand for America (SFA) Fund Inc. reported that it outraised its Trump super PAC rival by $50 million in fundraising in the second half of 2023.
Fox News' Bryan Llenas contributed to this report.
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