The former South Carolina governor slammed her 2024 rivals, but stopped short of calling out Trump directly
When Sen. Tim Scott threatened to attack fellow South Carolinian former Gov. Nikki Haley on the debate stage Wednesday, she encouraged him.Of the seven politicians vying for the Republican nomination at Wednesday’s debate, Haley appeared the most eager to clash with her competitors after proving herself a nimble debater in the first showdown. After the first debate, she managed to climb up some polls, though still trailing behind rival Donald Trump by double digits.
Haley tangled with nearly all the other candidates on the stage, blasting Scott on government spending, hitting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s record against fracking and bashing Vivek Ramaswamy’s flip-flop stance on TikTok.“Honestly, every time I hear you I feel a little bit dumber," she said. While Haley notably held back on direct criticisms of Trump — the clear frontrunner who wasn’t at the debate — her jabs at fellow rivals still caught the Trump campaign’s attention. Minutes before the debate ended, his campaign blasted out an email filled with opposition research against Haley titled “The Real Nikki Haley,” citing her previous praise of Hillary Clinton, her support of Ukraine and her opposition to a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Haley, who served in the Trump administration as his United Nations ambassador, has ramped up her rhetoric against him in recent weeks since her commanding performance in the first debate. She vaulted to second place in early New Hampshire, according to a
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