Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Friday mocked former President Trump over an apparent mix-up regarding the Indiana Republican Party’s primary voting deadline.
Her quip came after President Trump criticized Haley on Truth Social, saying she was “still struggling” to get her name on the Hoosier State’s ballot.
“Nikki Haley is racing with Democratic county clerk’s offices in Indiana to ‘verify’ signatures and make them eligible to vote three days after the deadline. It doesn’t look good! ” Trump posted on Friday.
Haley is the only major candidate to challenge Trump for the Republican nomination. I replied online “He seems confused again,” I said.
However, according to Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales, Last date for file submission The state’s primary election is February 9th.
Trump was referring to Jan. 30 as the last day for Democratic and Republican presidential candidates to submit petition signatures to county voter registration officials for certification.
The state’s primary election is scheduled for May 7th.
This isn’t the first time Haley has accused the former president of being a mess. Ahead of the New Hampshire primary, Haley took a swipe at Trump’s cognitive abilities, saying, “We’ve seen him confused.”
Republican candidates particularly criticized President Trump’s mistake in appearing to confuse Haley, who was not at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, during the riot, with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who was at the Capitol. Mentioned. President Trump told his supporters that Haley was in charge of security at the Capitol and “gave her 10,000 people, soldiers, National Guard troops.”
In response, she expressed concern about the 77-year-old President Trump’s mental health. It’s a tactic she also uses against 81-year-old President Biden, and has since launched attacks against leading candidates from both parties, calling them “grumpy old men.”
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