Former President Trump's campaign launched an ad in New Hampshire on Thursday attacking former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
The ad marks the first time Trump has pursued Haley on New Hampshire's airwaves and comes just weeks before the state's Jan. 23 primary. The ad primarily seeks to link Haley's position to that of President Biden.
The group claims that “warnings that terrorists are infiltrating through our southern border are confirmed.”
“Yet Haley joins Biden in opposing President Trump's ban on visits from terrorist countries. Haley's weakness puts us in grave danger. Trump's strength protects us.” He continues.
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Former President Trump's campaign launched an ad in New Hampshire on Thursday attacking former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. (Fox News)
Haley has risen significantly in the polls in recent weeks, with some surveys showing her in second place ahead of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. But Trump maintains a commanding lead in other areas.
Haley's campaign issued an extensive response to Trump's ad Thursday, rebutting each point made in the 30-second block. They argued that the ad's two central claims – that Haley opposes President Trump's border wall and his so-called “Muslim ban” – are false.
“Mr. Haley supported a travel ban from countries with serious terrorist activity, but opposed religious testing. Mr. Trump himself supported a ban on Muslim travel, which has been widely condemned as unconstitutional. Haley's campaign withdrew its support and upheld a ban on travel from countries that pose a national security risk. This is because “it has not been written down.”
Haley's momentum in the Republican presidential race appears to be paying off.
Haley's team pointed to her comments about the border wall, saying she never opposed building a wall, but opposed it being the only solution.
“Don’t say we’re just going to build a wall, because a wall alone won’t help. We need to put ground forces, equipment, money, all of that together to put it together. We take immigration seriously,” Haley's team wrote.
“All the lame nicknames in the world don't change the fact that President Donald Trump clearly fears Nikki Haley's momentum,” Haley communications director Natchama Soloveitchik said in a statement. . “Nikki helped pass one of the toughest anti-illegal immigration laws in the country when President Trump was still a Democrat. Trump is desperately trying to mislead voters with easily debunked lies. Instead, he should spend more time explaining why he hasn't fulfilled his signature promise to build a wall.'' Advertisement ”
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Nikki Haley is likely to come in second place in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, beating out Governor Ron DeSantis. ((Photo credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images))
The ad buy comes as much attention remains on Iowa, where Republican voters will make their choices on January 15th. FOX News will also host a town hall on women's issues with Haley and DeSantis on January 8th and 9th.
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Fox is also scheduled to hold a town hall with President Trump on January 10th.
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