Nikki Haley was asked an unexpected question at a rally in New Hampshire on Monday when a heckler of Trump supporters interrupted her speech: “Will you marry me?”
On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, the 52-year-old Republican presidential candidate was speaking to supporters at the Artisan Hotel in Salem about the issues in the upcoming election, when he shouted an impromptu marriage proposal from the crowd, drawing laughter from the crowd. Haley.
The former South Carolina governor, who is married to Maj. Michael Haley, immediately responded to the joking offer, asking the suitor if he would vote for her.
“I'm voting for Trump,” the man answered after a pause, prompting jeers from rallygoers.
“Oh, get out of here!” Haley deadpanned back.
Haley desperately needs to win New Hampshire, where she is the only Republican candidate running against Donald Trump, 77, after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended his campaign last week.
When DeSantis finished second in the Iowa caucuses to Haley and withdrew from the primary, DeSantis supported the former president, calling Haley a “repackaged form of overcooked corporatism.” attacked Mr. Haley, claiming to represent him.
Trump, 77, won Iowa by 30 points and maintains a large lead over Haley in New Hampshire in most polls.
In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Haley argued that “slow and steady” is the key to winning the competition.
“At some point, you're all going to realize that I won this race, and when I say I told you so, you're going to have to accept it,” she said. “Slow and steady wins the race.”
