Trump hits Haley over Nevada loss, says ‘she’ll soon claim victory!’

Former President Trump went after Nikki Haley after losing Tuesday’s Nevada primary to “none of these candidates,” mocking Haley’s poor performance in the state where she did not campaign. Ta.

Haley faced no opposition in the primary, splitting her vote only with a number of candidates who had already dropped out, saying “none of these candidates exist.”

Trump will participate in the state’s caucuses on Thursday. The two primaries were split due to conflicts between the state government and the Nevada Republican Party.

Haley, who served as U.N. ambassador under the Trump administration, received just under a third of the vote in the primary, with about 63% of voters in the Silver State saying they would not support any of these candidates. This was a symbolic blow to her campaign. No delegates were elected in the primary election.

“It’s a bad night for Nikki Haley,” President Trump said in a speech. real social posts early Wednesday morning. “We lost in Nevada to ‘None of These Candidates’ by almost 30 points.”

“Look, she’s going to win in no time!” he said in Haley’s concession speech in last month’s New Hampshire primary, where Haley won a narrower-than-expected victory despite losing by 11 points. He added that he had dug into what he claimed to have discovered.

Haley did not concede defeat in Nevada on Tuesday, instead saying: Ambiguous posts on social media.

“Even on our worst days, we are happy to live in America,” she wrote, adding an American flag and a heart.

Haley’s campaign is focusing on the next South Carolina primary, scheduled for February 24th. Haley is counting on a victory in her home state later this month to prove she can challenge Trump for the Republican nomination.

Despite calls for her to halt her campaign and support the former president, Haley intends to withdraw from the race, even as a rematch between Trump and Biden in the general election seems increasingly likely. is not shown.

The former Palmetto governor and former ambassador trails Mr. Trump in the state by about 30 points, according to an average of Hill/Decision Desk polls. Nationally, she has a significant lead of 57%.