President Joe Biden‘s campaign has gone on the offensive against former President Donald Trump over his “nonexistent” efforts in the battle to win over supporters of former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley.
Haley was the last major primary foe Trump defeated before becoming the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party. But her exit hasn’t led to a unified GOP.
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Trump and his onetime ambassador to the United Nations have reportedly not spoken since she dropped out of the race. Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon had choice words for Haley’s non-endorsement of Trump when she dropped out.
“Screw Nikki Haley — we don’t need her endorsement,” he said on his “War Room” podcast earlier this month. “‘Oh, we got to get the Nikki Haley voters.’ They’re all Democrats. They’re all going to vote for Biden anyway.”
Adding to the tension is that Haley’s supporters have continued to vote for the former 2024 candidate, even after her campaign ended.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Charleston, South Carolina. (AP Pho …