Former President Trump's former staffer Sarah Matthews recently donated to Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley's campaign despite Trump's warnings not to do so.
“It's over” Matthews I wrote to X, formerly Twitter, is lined with links to donate to the former South Carolina governor's campaign. “Donate to @NikkiHaley here.”
Her pledge follows President Trump's push to ban Haley donors from participating in the “MAGA camp,” a movement centered around the 2016 campaign slogan “Make America Great Again.”
“When I ran for office and won, I noticed that the losing candidates' donors immediately came to me and wanted to help.This is the norm in politics, but it no longer applies to me,” Trump wrote. Wednesday.
“Anyone who 'contributes' to Birdbrain will now be permanently banned from the MAGA camp,” he added, using Haley's nickname. “We don’t want them, we won’t have them, and we never will, because we put America first!”
Matthews served as deputy press secretary in the Trump administration's White House from June 2020 to January 2021, resigning after the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
She has since criticized the former president and said she might support President Biden in the general election to “set policy aside and choose democracy” if Trump becomes the Republican nominee. Suggests. Matthews is also one of several former White House officials who testified to the House Select Committee investigating the riot.
Trump's efforts to dissuade voters from supporting Haley come just a day after she won the New Hampshire primary by about 11 points, according to Election Desk results. It was conducted.
He also criticized former Trump administration press secretary Kayleigh McEnany for trying to offer advice on how to unite the Republican Party earlier this week.
“I don't need advice from Fox's RINO Kayleigh McEnany,” he said on Truth Social. “She just won a big win over a failed candidate, 'Birdbrain,' and she's showing me what I can do.”
“I'll take some advice for Nikki!” he added.
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