Nikki Haley hosts a rally in North Charleston to kick off her swing within the Palmetto State main as much as the State’s primay, in Charleston, South Caroline, United States on January 24, 2024.
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The Republican presidential marketing campaign of Nikki Haley stated it raked in a $1.2 million spike in donations in at some point, after former President Donald Trump vowed to blacklist Haley’s donors.
“Trump’s scheme blew up in his face,” Haley spokeswoman AnnMarie Graham-Barnes declared in a press launch Thursday night time asserting the fundraising surge.
The former United Nations ambassador’s marketing campaign stated it has taken a complete of $2.6 million since polls closed in Tuesday’s New Hampshire major, which Trump gained by greater than 11 factors.
Despite shedding to Trump in what was probably her best state, Haley is vowing to remain within the race because it heads to her house state of South Carolina, the place she served as governor. But polls of the Palmetto State present Haley trailing Trump by a lot wider margins.
Trump, who solidified his frontrunner standing after successful the primary two nominating presidential contests, has groused about persevering with to spend marketing campaign cash keeping off Haley that might be used to problem President Joe Biden in a basic election.
On Wednesday night time, Trump ratcheted up the strain on Haley by concentrating on her donors.
“When I ran for Office and won, I noticed that the losing Candidate’s ‘Donors’ would immediately come to me, and want to ‘help out,'” he wrote in a Truth Social submit.
“This is standard in Politics, but no longer with me,” Trump wrote. “Anybody that makes a ‘Contribution’ to Birdbrain, from this moment forth, will be permanently barred from the MAGA camp.”
“We don’t want them, and will not accept them, because we Put America First, and ALWAYS WILL!” Trump wrote.
Haley to that submit instantly by posting a hyperlink to her donation web page. Her marketing campaign additionally began promoting T-shirts with the phrase “BARRED. PERMANENTLY.” on the entrance.
“Donald Trump’s threats highlight the stark choice in this election: personal vendettas or real conservative leadership,” Graham-Barnes stated in Thursday’s assertion.
“Trump’s scheme blew up in his face. The contributions to the Haley campaign are pouring in—proof that people are sick of the drama and are rallying behind Nikki’s vision for a strong and proud America.”
The $2.6 million windfall was revealed after The New York Times reported that the highest tremendous PAC backing Haley stated it raised $50.1 million within the second half of 2023, beating the quantity raised by Trump’s primary tremendous PAC in the identical interval.
