Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) has called on Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley to withdraw from the race after her easy defeat in the Michigan Republican primary on Tuesday.
Days after a primary victory in Haley’s home state of South Carolina, Trump defeated Haley in Michigan on Tuesday night and is expected to secure another victory before multiple Super Tuesdays begin next month.
Mr. Gingrich pointed to his loss in the Nevada Republican primary, where Mr. Trump was not on the ballot, and said he was unable to muster support from the Trump faction of Republican voters, a former U.N. ambassador. asked them to give up.
Gingrich appeared on Fox News’ Sean Hannity’s “Hannity” show Tuesday night and said, “She’s hanging around in case something happens to Trump, and she’ll get elected.” ” he said. She said, “Neither the MAGA Republicans nor the Trump delegates are going to choose Nikki Haley. They will choose 10 or 50 other acceptable Republicans, but they are not going to choose her.
“In Nevada, you lost 2-1 to any candidate. If these candidates don’t beat you 2-1, a hint that you may be in the wrong game this year. I hope she gets expelled.”
The former House speaker said former South Carolina Gov. Haley should shift her focus to helping Republicans defeat President Biden, Trump’s likely rival in November. Gingrich declared the former president the Republican Party’s “candidate.”
“I hope she joins us in the effort to defeat Joe Biden,” Gingrich said. “I don’t think it’s helpful to take her out and say bad things about the Republican candidate. And as far as I’m concerned, Donald Trump tonight is the Republican nominee. Now that this is over, the issue is Focus on the election and why Trump will be a dramatically better president than Joe Biden in 2025.”
When asked for comment on Gingrich’s remarks, Haley’s spokesperson told The Hill that in the aftermath of the Michigan Republican primary, the campaign’s national spokeswoman Olivia Perez-Cubas announced: pointed out the statement made.
“Joe Biden lost about 20 percent of the Democratic vote today, and many say this is a sign of Biden’s weakness in November,” Perez-Cuvas said. statement. “Donald Trump is losing about 35 percent of the vote. That’s a flashing warning sign for President Trump in November. Since Trump became president in 2016, Trump has given Michigan Republicans control of the state House, state Senate, and , lost the governor’s mansion. Once a beacon of the conservative cause, the Michigan Republican Party is now divided and divided.”
“Let this serve as another warning sign that what happened in Michigan will continue to play out across the country. As long as Donald Trump is on top, the Republican Party will continue to lose to the socialist left. Deaf. Our children deserve better.”
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