Haley Says Trump Nomination Would Lead To Nation’s Death

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) increased her criticism of former President Donald Trump, stating that if he was nominated, it would lead to the “suicide” of the United States. Haley’s comments came right before her defeat in the Michigan Republican presidential primary, which Trump carried by a large margin Tuesday.

The candidate said that Trump may be running for president in part to pay for his legal expenditures. Trump faces about $450 million in fines stemming from two different civil cases against him in New York. Furthermore, the former president is currently battling a number of local and federal felony charges.

Haley said that Trump’s strategy may be to “get out of some sort of legal peril, but this is like suicide for our country.”

“We’ve got to realize that if we don’t have someone who can win in a general election, all we are doing is caving to the socialist Left,” she said.

Haley cited recent polls that showed a significant majority of Americans who seek candidates other than Trump and President Joe Biden.

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“I’m doing what I think is right. I’m doing what I think 70% of Americans want me to do,” Haley said.

Haley said that her disagreement with Trump was not “personal” but also cited the ages of Trump and Biden.

She said that she had “serious concerns” about Trump but “more serious concerns” about Biden.

Haley’s comments came as every national poll placed her well behind the former president.

This included Trump’s significant win in the Michigan primary Tuesday, in which he picked up more than two-thirds of the vote. Haley was under 30% as the votes were being counted.

In addition to Trump’s win in Michigan, he has swept every contest against Haley, including in her home state of South Carolina over the weekend. Furthermore, Trump leads in every state poll, indicating that Haley’s bid is becoming more unlikely as the primary season continues.

Trump is widely believed to sweep the upcoming ‘Super Tuesday’ primaries, which could place him close to clinching the number of delegates needed for the presidential nomination.