Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley insists that she’s not “anti-Trump” despite her rhetoric slamming the former president.
“I’m not anti-Trump,” Ms. Haley told reporters at a roundtable Friday, according to USA Today. “This is about the fact that I think America is better than this. And I think that the Republican Party is better than this, and I think we can do more than this.”
The former South Carolina governor said former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — who dropped out of the race in January — was anti-Trump. She said she was more “pro-America.”
Ms. Haley is the only competitor left against former President Donald Trump in the race for the Republican nomination. She’s lost to Mr. Trump in all of the primaries and caucuses so far and faces long odds of prevailing in the upcoming Super Tuesday contests.
She said her followers aren’t anti-Trump either, they’re just looking for someone new.
“These crowds are not anti-Trump crowds,” she said. “They want someone new. They want something different. They want something to be hopeful about.”
She also revealed that her campaign raised $12 million in February, a drop from the roughly $16 million from January, and she said she has enough money to continue her effort. She has pledged to stay in the race until at least Super Tuesday on March 5, when 15 states and one territory hold elections.
“A substantial portion of Republicans are rejecting Trump’s divisive politics and isolationist policies,” Olivia Perez-Cubas, a Haley spokesperson, said in a statement. “They are rallying around Nikki Haley’s conservative message, sending small-dollar contributions with handwritten messages, and showing up in droves as she travels across the Super Tuesday states. Like Nikki, they believe America is worth fighting for.”
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.
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