2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley shared a photo of a birdcage left outside her hotel room in Des Moines, Iowa, from the “Trump Campaign,” appearing to be the latest mudslinging attempt from the former president.
Haley posted the cage and the accompanying bird feed bag on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, brushing off the incident as “pathetic.”
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“After a day of campaigning, this is the message waiting for me outside my hotel room…#PrettyPatheticTryAgain #YouJustMadeMyCaseForMe,” Haley wrote Sunday.
After a day of campaigning, this is the message waiting for me outside my hotel room…#PrettyPatheticTryAgain#YouJustMadeMyCaseForMe pic.twitter.com/htbSumo58r
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) October 1, 2023
The cage refers to a post that former President Donald Trump made on Friday, stating that Make America Great Again or “MAGA” supporters would never go for “Birdbrain Nikki Haley.”
“‘I will never run against our great President,’ she said, ‘he has done an outstanding job.’ To which I responded, ‘How nice of you to say, Nikki,’ knowing full well that her words mean nothing. She even came to Mar-a-Lago with her family, ‘bearing gifts.’ Anyway, Birdbrain doesn’t have the TALENT or TEMPERAMENT to do the job. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump wrote.
The Washington Examiner reached out to the Trump campaign to verify whether the campaign is actually responsible for the bird cage or if it is a hoax. Marc Caputo, reporter for the Messenger, said the Trump campaign texted him a photo of the birdcage outside of Haley’s hotel door.
“This behavior is weird, creepy, and desperate from a former president feeling the pressure. It’s more proof that it’s time to leave the drama behind. America is better than this. Let’s go,” Betsy Ankney, campaign manager for Haley, said in a statement to the Washington Examiner.
At 1:30 am, the Trump camp texted me the birdcage-and-feed photo in front of Haley’s Des Moines hotel door
After I woke up, we posted a story about it @TheMessenger
Now some people are suggesting we fell for a hoax lol
Check some of the replies
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE! https://t.co/oyTZDUQZrR pic.twitter.com/3iwopd1F53
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) October 1, 2023
Trump, who leads his opponents by double digits and boasts the support of more than half of likely Republican primary voters, has mostly limited his criticisms to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), who initially showed donors the most promise in challenging him for the nomination.
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However, as DeSantis struggles to reclaim support in the polls and Haley is on the upswing following two powerful debate performances, the former president appears to be switching targets.
Haley had welcomed the news that she is the latest recipient of Trump’s infamous mudslinging, saying, “Love this. It means we are in 2nd and moving up fast. Bring it!”
