Former President Donald Trump is sending a warning to donors who want to keep funding his last remaining primary challenger.
On Wednesday night, Trump ripped into former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, who he has given the nickname “Birdbrain” to, as he insisted she is “very bad for the Republican Party and, indeed, our Country.”
“Her False Statements, Derogatory Comments, and Humiliating Public Loss, is demeaning to True American Patriots. Her anger should be aimed at her Third Rate Political Consultants and, more importantly, Crooked Joe Biden and those that are destroying our Country – NOT THE PEOPLE WHO WILL SAVE IT,” he continued.
Read his post below:
🚨 Trump threatens donors for Nikki Haley. "Anybody that makes a contribution…will be permanently barred from the MAGA camp." pic.twitter.com/bQu6M8SCsu
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) January 25, 2024
Trump also attacked Haley’s competence as he claimed she is “average at best” and “not the one to take on World Leaders, and she never did.”
He then pivoted to note how donors in the past who supported his political rivals would “immediately come to me, and want to ‘help out.’”
“This is standard in Politics, but no longer with me. Anybody that makes a ‘Contribution’ to Birdbrain, from this moment forth, will be permanently barred from the MAGA camp,” Trump warned.
Finally, he added, “We don’t want them, and will not accept them, because we Put America First, and ALWAYS WILL!”
The post comes as Haley has vowed to continue her campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential primary.
Despite coming in second place in the New Hampshire primary, Haley announced she had raised $1 million since she spoke after the results came in on Tuesday night.
And MarketWatch notes some analysts believe donors may not stop funding her campaign right away.
Temple University’s Robin Kolodny told the outlet, “If I were one of these people, like the Kochs, and I really, really didn’t want to deal with Trump again, I’m waiting to see what’s going to happen. I wouldn’t pull my money until sometime in March.”
However, billionaire and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman has reportedly signaled he will no longer continue to donate to Haley after her performance in New Hampshire.