MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former President Trump easily won last week's Iowa caucuses and is leading in nearly every poll in New Hampshire heading into Tuesday's primary, but on Saturday he In a room filled with supporters, former President Trump's Republican rival Nikki Haley was the talk of everything the former president wanted to discuss.
“Nikki Haley, I know you very well. Sadly, she has formed an unholy alliance with the Rhinos, the Never Trumpers… the globalists, the radical left communists,” Trump said. Surrounded by about 5,000 supporters outside the city, he lashed out at the former United Nations ambassador. Please meet him.
In recent days, President Trump has been hurling insults at Haley, who is steadily closing the lead in New Hampshire. Trump's lead in the state has been cut in half in the past two months. Trump has an 11% lead in the Granite State, according to an average of polls from The Hill and Decision Desk. Two months ago, they held a 22-point lead.
“Nikki Haley is using radical Democratic money to fund her radical Democratic campaign,” President Trump told supporters at a rally on Saturday. he said.
President Trump sought to particularly anger Haley by inviting several politicians from Haley's home state to the stage, including Republican Gov. Henry McMaster.
“Almost every politician in South Carolina supports me,” Trump said, disparaging former governor Haley. South Carolina also has the right to vote after New Hampshire's primary, which is the first in the nation.
In addition to the Palmetto State politicians who took to the stage Friday, Trump also secured the support of his home state Sen. Tim Scott, R.S.C. Haley nominated Scott to the U.S. Senate when she was governor and lobbied for Scott's support should he withdraw from the 2024 Republican presidential race.
These attacks were not unilateral. Haley has been reluctant to criticize his former boss, but has stepped up her attacks on the former president in recent days.
“The reality is, who lost the House for us? Who lost the Senate? Who lost the White House? Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Donald Trump.” Haley said Thursday.
Tuesday's primary is a critical moment for Haley and Trump. If Ms. Haley were able to win the Granite State, or finish a close second, it could threaten Mr. Trump's status as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination.
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