Following his victory in the Michigan Republican presidential primary, former President Donald Trump promptly took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to launch a scathing attack on his opponent Nikki Haley, leaving no room for ambiguity in his words.
“Haley got trounced last night, losing the Great State of Michigan by over 42 Points. Looking forward to Super Tuesday where she is doing even worse, if that’s possible. I’m leading every State by over 60 Points! People don’t like her, and they know, as per the polls, that she can’t beat Biden, or any Democrat,” Trump said on Truth Social.
Nikki Haley, after facing defeat in all the states that have participated in the Republican presidential primary, has now acknowledged the likelihood that the GOP has diverged from her stances. In a recent CNN interview, Haley was questioned about her campaign’s challenges and eventually conceded that the party’s support lies with Trump, rather than herself.
‘”Isn’t it possible the party has moved, and the party is about Donald Trump and not what you’re describing, which might be the party of yesterday?” CNN’s Dana Bash asked Haley.
“It is very possible. What I am saying to my Republican Party family is, we are in a ship with a hole in it, and we can either go down with the ship and watch the country go socialist left, or we can see that we need to take the life raft and move in a new direction,” Haley said.
Haley asserted her intention to remain in the race and outlined her plans to travel through more than six states in the upcoming week. She will be hosting fundraisers and rallies as a demonstration of her dedication to staying competitive in the contest.
“We’ve only seen a handful of states vote. I’ve said this before as much as the media wants to jump ahead, we’re taking this one state, one day at a time. I’m doing what I believe 70% of Americans want me to do,” Haley claimed.
Following her decisive loss in the Michigan GOP primary on Tuesday, Newt Gingrich is urging Haley to exit the competition. Gingrich is encouraging the former ambassador to withdraw from the race, pointing to her defeat in the Nevada GOP primary, where Trump was not even a contender, as proof of her inability to garner support from the Trump faction within the party.
“She’s hanging around in case something happens to Trump, so she can then be the choice,” Gingrich said. “No MAGA Republican, no Trump dellegate is ever gonna pick Nikki Haley. They will pick any other dozen or 50 Republicans who are acceptable, but they aren’t going to pick her.
“And you saw that in Nevada, where she lost by two to one by none of these candidates. When none of these candidates beat you, by two to one, there’s a there’s a hint that maybe you’re in the wrong game this year. I hope she’ll drop out.”
“I hope she will become part of the effort to beat Joe Biden,” Gingrich said. “I do not think it’s helpful to have her out there and saying nasty things about the Republican nominee. And as far as I’m concerned, Donald Trump tonight is the Republican nominee. This is over and the issue is to focus on the general election, and why Trump would be a dramatically better president in 2025 than Joe Biden.”
