Donald Trump Has Meltdown Over Nikki Haley

Hold us accountable by rating this article's fairness Donald Trump has launched a series of social media attacks against his Republican primary rival after he easily beat her in the Iowa caucus. The former president has shared multiple attacks on Haley, who worked as U.N. ambassador in the Trump administration, on Truth Social over the space of a few hours.

These attacks include sharing polls showing he is the better suited GOP candidate to beat President in the 2024 election, saying she wants to cut Social Security benefits and increase taxes, and accusing the former South Carolina governor of being an "establishment candidate." He also likened her to Trump's 2016 challenger, , by posting a photo that imposed Haley's face over an image of Clinton.

The attacks come amid suggestions that Haley, and not Florida Governor , who came a distant second in Iowa on Monday, for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. The New Hampshire primary on January 23 is expected to be a closer race, with some polls showing Haley has In one Truth Social post, Trump attacked Haley over her speech following the Iowa caucus results, while misspelling her now unused first name Nimarata.

In that speech, she said "when you look at what we're doing in New Hampshire, in South Carolina, and beyond, I can safely say tonight Iowa made this Haley made the claim that the primary is now just between her and Trump despite finishing behind DeSantis in Iowa on 19 percent, with the Florida governor gaining 21 percent and Trump enjoying a "Anyone listening to Nikki 'Nimrada' Haley's wacked out speech last night, would think that she won the Iowa Primary.

She didn't, and she couldn't even beat a very flawed Ron DeSanctimonious, who's out of money, and out of hope," Trump wrote, going back on the offensive after the conciliatory plea for unity he made after his Iowa win. "Nikki came in a distant THIRD! She said she would never run against me, 'he was a great President,' and she should have followed her own advice.

Now she's stuck with WEAK POLICIES, and a VERY STRONG MAGA BASE, and there's just nothing she can do!" Haley's office has been contacted for comment via email. Elsewhere during her speech, Haley lumped the 77 year old Trump and the 81 year old Biden together to suggest that neither of them should lead the country in the future.

"The question before Americans is now very clear: Do you want more of the same or do you want a new generation of conservative leadership?" she told her supporters on Monday night. "Our campaign is the last best hope of stopping the Trump Biden nightmare." Haley's campaign also released a campaign ad in New Hampshire which will play in the state ahead of the primary which describes Biden and Trump as the "two most disliked politicians" in the U.S.

"Both are consumed by chaos, negativity, and grievances of the past," a voiceover adds. "The better choice for a better America? Nikki Haley." Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground. Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground..