The pro-Nikki Haley super PAC, backed by members of the Bush family, is running digital billboard ads in Times Square derogating former President Donald Trump as “grumpy” and President Biden as “confused.”
The ad, which will air on Broadway and 43rd Street, is funded by an organization called Independents Moving the Needle.
The group, co-founded by billionaire New Hampshire scientist Frank Lokien, has donated nearly $1.7 million to promote Ms. Haley among independent-minded voters.
Another co-founder is Jonathan Bush, a healthcare technology executive and cousin of former President George W. Bush.
The electronic bulletin board, which plays every eight minutes, shows President Trump in a “sullen mood” with a stern look on his face.
It then shows Biden with his right hand looking “confused” over his right eye.
Then, a picture of Haley smiling appears.
The text of the flash ad ends by saying, “Vote for Nikki Haley in your state’s Republican presidential primary.”
But when asked about the high-profile spot, a Trump campaign representative turned to Haley.
“Nikki Haley is a losing candidate. She would be more successful if she dressed up as Spider-Man and begged for change in Times Square,” said Jason Miller, a senior campaign adviser to President Trump.
In addition to being a heir of the Bush family, the group’s co-founder Jonathan Bush is also the former CEO of healthcare technology company Athena Health.
He was fired in 2018 by Elliott Management, an activist investor that acquired the company along with Veritas Capital.
At the time, Bush’s ex-wife Sarah accused him of domestic violence, but Bush later acknowledged the “unfortunate incident” that happened 10 years ago.
He now heads another company, Zus Health, which sells technology to healthcare providers.
The nonpartisan group Moving the Needle said Haley, a former U.N. ambassador in South Carolina, lost to Trump in all previous Republican state primaries and caucus votes, including her home state of the Palmetto State. continues to promote.
Ms. Haley and groups supporting her have spent about $100 million, but the party’s loyalists have stuck with Mr. Trump, and Ms. Haley has not won a single state.
Sixteen states and territories are scheduled to vote in the delegate-rich Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses on March 5: Alabama;Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota
North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, American Samoa
The independent group Moving the Needle said it supported Ms Haley’s terrifying campaign against vulnerable people and likened it to the Boston Tea Party, which inspired the US resolution. A representative for the group said it spent about $2 million promoting Haley.
“While we know the odds are stacked against Nikki Haley at this point, we also know that our democracy is worth more than a 2020 rematch,” the group said in a statement to the Post. Told. “If you’re scared of the prospect of a second term for Trump or Biden, we encourage you to vote for Nicki and send a message that most Americans don’t want either.”
The statement goes on to say, “Our nation faces two presidential candidates who are self-centered, polarizing, lawless, and incompetent. And both are objectively too old to do this job.” You’re taking too much.”
The group said that while Trump is “immersed in chaos and litigation,” Biden’s mental health is “obviously in decline,” and that both are “polarists who favor unconstitutional fiat rule.” He claimed that he was an egomaniac.
“A second term for either would be a huge loss for the United States and a victory for our foreign adversaries,” the group said.
A pro-Haley super PAC believes it can solve tough problems like inflation, illegal immigration and “our bloated bureaucracy” while supporting U.S. allies and standing up to foreign dictators.
