Former President Donald Trump, a Republican candidate for president, acknowledged he is appreciative of the support he has gotten from Indian American Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, though he said he has not listened to her advice about how he should campaign.
“I fought Nikki (Haley) very hard. I beat her in her own state by legendary numbers. I get along with her fine. I appreciate that she endorsed me,” Trump said to reporters at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Thursday.
Trump's comments were a response to Haley's latest interview, in which she insinuated that the Republican presidential nominee should stop talking about Vice President Kamala Harris, his Democratic opponent, and focus on policy issues.
“You can’t win on those things. American people are smart. Treat them like they’re smart. It’s not about her. It’s about the American people. Talk to them and let them know you need their vote,” Haley told Fox News in an interview.
“I think I’m doing a very calm campaign. I mean, we’re here. There’s no shouting. Now you’ll say he ranted and raved, …. I’m a very calm person. Believe it or not. If I wasn’t, I probably wouldn’t be around anymore. I appreciate her advice but I have to do it my way,” Trump said.
He said he fought off Haley in his own manner and “won in South Carolina by numbers that nobody’s ever seen before”.
“I think she’s (Haley) a good woman. I’d love to have her support. She gave me support,” Trump concluded.
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