Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley referred to as consideration to former President Donald Trump for operating a adverse advert towards her, saying he’s “getting nervous” over her rising ballot numbers.
“Two days ago, Donald Trump denied our surge in New Hampshire existed. Now, he’s running a negative ad against me. Someone’s getting nervous. #BringIt,” she posted on X Monday.
In an advert launched Tuesday, Trump’s Make America Great Again political motion committee calls out the previous South Carolina governor for flipping on the fuel tax, exhibiting a clip of her saying, “Let’s increase the gas tax by 10 cents.” PolitiFact referred to as the MAGA declare “mostly false,” mentioning that she proposed coupling a rise within the fuel tax with a minimize to the revenue tax, however her plan didn’t go.
The Trump workforce stayed on the assault Monday. “MAGA Inc. remains committed to exposing the career politicians who are undeserving of the Republican nomination,” Karoline Leavitt, a Trump spokeswoman, stated in a press release to NBC News. “Nikki Haley has lied to increase taxes, she has lied to get in the race and she will try to lie to win it. We won’t let another tax-and-spend politician try to fool the voters.”
The advert is operating in New Hampshire, the place Ms. Haley‘s numbers are up. A ballot from Decision Desk HQ and the Hill reveals the previous president main with 46% assist of voters, Ms. Haley in second with 20% and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in third with 13%.
This advert purchase comes forward of the Jan. 15 Iowa caucuses and Jan. 23 New Hampshire main.
