Within the days that adopted the first, the back-and-forth between the 2 has been an more and more sharp sequence of barbs — with Haley constructing on a brand new technique of going instantly after a candidate she has averted criticizing too harshly till now.
Trump’s marketing campaign didn’t reply to a request for remark.
Right here’s a take a look at Haley’s week of more and more robust digs at Trump this week:
Haley: Trump is ‘completely unhinged’
Haley, in an look on Fox Information on Friday, known as Trump “completely unhinged” for focusing his assaults on her, reasonably than problems with coverage like securing the border and stopping struggle.
She famous how Trump mentioned he’ll completely bar folks from “the MAGA camp” in the event that they donate to her, and has tried to push Republicans throughout the social gathering to again him and say the first is over.
“That’s a president who’s presupposed to serve each particular person in America, and also you’re deciding that you simply’re gonna have a membership, and truly ban folks from being out and in of your membership?” Haley mentioned.
Haley bought ‘Barred. Completely.’ T-shirts
She’s seen a monetary incentive in going after Trump. Her marketing campaign claimed on Thursday she has drawn greater than $1 million in small-dollar and digital donations since Trump’s menace in opposition to her, in line with a marketing campaign press launch.
Haley’s staff additionally
released T-shirts with the phrases “Barred. Completely.” and her title that supporters will obtain with a $5 donation to her marketing campaign.
Haley’s staff didn’t instantly reply to POLITICO’s request for remark.
Haley mocked Trump’s ‘mood tantrum’
On the marketing campaign path Wednesday, Haley mocked Trump for throwing a “mood tantrum” after the New Hampshire major outcomes got here in.
She claimed he felt threatened by her presence and introduced up his blunders from Jan. 6. Haley additionally questioned his psychological health, echoing an look she made throughout a speech over the weekend.
Haley difficult him to debate her.
“Convey it, Donald. Present me what you bought.”
‘I don’t care how a lot you all wish to coronate’ Trump
On the morning of the New Hampshire major on Tuesday, Haley took a jab at Fox Information hosts after they requested her about dropping out of the race.
“I don’t care how a lot you all wish to coronate Donald Trump,” she mentioned.
Haley continued to quarrel with the anchors who requested why she thought they had been “the enemy.”
Haley renewed her psychological competency pitch after Trump’s Jan. 6 misstep
Throughout her speech on Tuesday night, Haley mocked Trump incorrectly claiming she was on the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Many speculated he was complicated Haley with then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, however Trump in a marketing campaign speech over the weekend had mentioned, “Nikki Haley was in command of safety.” She was not.
“I’ve lengthy known as for psychological competency checks for politicians over the age of 75,” she mentioned, renewing a name for a candidate litmus check she rolled out final yr. She’s used the check as a method of attacking 81-year-old President Joe Biden, however this week she used it as a cudgel in opposition to Trump.
Haley mentioned Trump is ‘not as sharp’ as he ‘was’
In an look on “Face the Nation,” that aired final Sunday, Haley poked enjoyable at Trump for slips in his reminiscence.
She famous how Trump claimed in a rally speech that President Joe Biden would get the U.S. into World Warfare II, and that he ran in opposition to former President Barack Obama.
“I’m assuming he meant World Warfare III,” she mentioned, then pointed to the opposite apparent error. “He by no means ran in opposition to President Obama.”
Haley mentioned her 77-year-old competitor was “simply not on the similar stage he was at 2016,” she mentioned. “I believe we’re seeing a few of that decline.”
