Donald Trump launched a menacing attack on Nikki Haley after winning the New Hampshire primary, as his sole remaining rival vowed to stay in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination.
Mr Trump gained 54.4 per cent of the vote to Ms Haley’s 43.3 per cent, having already claimed a win in Iowa last week. In a rambling victory speech, Mr Trump called Ms Haley an “imposter” who’s still “hanging around” despite failing to secure a win in New Hampshire. Mr Trump also warned the former UN ambassador that she should be wary of being “under investigation” if she beat him.
It is proof perhaps that Ms Haley is getting under the former president’s skin as the last person stopping him claiming the Republican nomination ahead of the presidential election in November. “Who the hell was the imposter that went up on the stage that went before and claimed victory?” Trump said. “She didn’t win, she lost. She did very poorly actually.”
He added: “She is not going to win, but if she did she would be under investigation by those people in 15 minutes. I could tell you five reasons why already, not big reasons, little stuff that she doesn’t want to talk about, but she will be under investigation in minutes.”
Mr Trump, who is the first and only former or sitting president to be criminally charged, faces a total of 91 felony counts across his four criminal indictments by state and federal prosecutors. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.
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