After learning that a Charles Koch-funded nonprofit will no longer be contributing to Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign, former president Donald Trump attacked the group.
The right-wing billionaire Koch family’s advocacy group, Americans for Prosperity Action, declared on Sunday that it will no longer be contributing money to Haley’s campaign, only one day after she was defeated by Trump in the South Carolina primary.
The organization declared that while it would still support and advocate for Haley, it would no longer provide financial support to her campaign. In just a few minutes, Trump emerged victorious in the in-state GOP primary, leading by more than 20 points.
“She has made it clear that she will continue to fight and we wholeheartedly support her in this effort,” Americans For Prosperity CEO Emily Seidel wrote in an email obtained by Politico. “But given the challenges in the primary states ahead, we don’t believe any outside group can make a material difference to widen her path to victory.”
According to CNBC, billionaire Democratic donor Reid Hoffman has also stopped funding Haley’s presidential bid following her home state loss.
Trump took to his social media platform to gloat over the latest nail in the coffin for Haley’s campaign, referring to the former South Carolina governor as “birdbrain” once again, pleased over the decision but bashing the group anyway.
“AMERICAN’S FOR NO PROSPERITY JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER SUPPORTING NIKKI ‘BRAINDEAD’ (BIRDBRAIN?) HALEY,” Trump wrote to his followers.
He added, “CHARLES KOCH AND HIS GROUP GOT PLAYED FOR SUCKERS RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING!”
