Two days after the second Republican debate, former President Donald Trump slammed Nikki Haley on Truth Social, calling her a “birdbrain.” On Oct. 1, the “birdbrain” insult became physical in the form of a birdcage and birdseed placed outside Haley’s hotel room in Des Moines, Iowa. (Some online were quick to call it a hoax; reporter Marc Caputo said a photo of the birdcage was sent to him by the Trump campaign.)