FIRST ON FOX: Former U.N. Ambassador and presidential candidate Nikki Haley is poking enjoyable at former President Donald Trump in a brand new effort to entice a debate between the 2 forward of the South Carolina Republican main later this month.
Her marketing campaign introduced on Wednesday the launch of a new digital ad — a part of a beforehand introduced $4 million advert purchase — in search of to focus on the variations between the 2 candidates and their presences earlier than audiences discussing vital coverage points.
The advert, titled, “Unique Footage of the Haley-Trump Debate,” contains clips of Haley’s debate performances in latest months, in addition to scenes from a few of Trump’s varied marketing campaign speeches, shining mild on the truth that the previous president has but to take part in a debate this election cycle.
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Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump. (Getty Photographs)
The advert will even direct individuals who wish to see a debate between the 2 candidates to signal a petition.
“It’s not shocking that Donald Trump refuses to debate Nikki Haley. He is aware of he’s not the candidate he was and that Nikki would mop the ground with him,” Haley marketing campaign spokesperson Olivia Perez-Cubas informed Fox Information Digital.
“He can’t cover behind a teleprompter and lie about her document in a debate, however that’s no excuse: the individuals of South Carolina deserve to listen to from the candidates side-by-side,” she added.
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Republican presidential hopeful and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks after outcomes got here in for the New Hampshire primaries throughout a watch social gathering in Harmony, New Hampshire, on January 23, 2024. (JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP through Getty Photographs)
Trump Marketing campaign Nationwide Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to the advert by telling Fox Information Digital it could “waste” Trump’s time to debate “a candidate who was crushed by 30 factors in Iowa, defeated by double digits in New Hampshire, actually misplaced to ‘no one’ in Nevada, and has zero pathway to victory.”
“As he has personally said, President Trump will debate his actual opponent, Joe Biden, any day of the week,” she added.
The advert comes after Trump challenged President Biden to an “fast” debate throughout a Monday radio look.
“I’d wish to debate him now as a result of we must always debate. We should always debate for the nice of the nation,” Trump mentioned.
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President Joe Biden gestures to the viewers after talking at a marketing campaign occasion in North Las Vegas, Nev., Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. (AP Photograph/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Biden was requested about Trump’s feedback later that day whereas campaigning in Nevada.
“Instantly? Properly, if I have been him, I’d wish to debate me too. He’s bought nothing else to do,” he informed reporters.
Trump and Haley are set to go head-to-head in her residence state of South Carolina for its main on Feb. 24. Up to now, polling exhibits Trump with a double-digit benefit.
Fox Information’ Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
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