Neoconservative presidential candidate Nikki Haley recently stated that it is now a “two-person race” in Iowa after she took third place in the caucuses behind Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. DeSantis was declared to be the second-place finisher by the Associated Press at 10:20 p.m.
Despite the loss, Haley channeled her inner Hillary Clinton and still declared that the race is between herself and former President Donald Trump — who won the night by a landslide.
“When you look at how we’re doing in New Hampshire, in South Carolina, and beyond, I can safely say tonight Iowa made this Republican primary a two-person race,” Haley claimed.
The comment was widely mocked on social media. Conservative publicist Jillian Anderson responded, “someone tell her she came in 3rd.”
“Nikki Haley pulled off a Hillary Clinton-like gaffe: She assumed a second-place finish, and her speechwriters didn’t update her message based on the results,” Rev. Ben Johnson tweeted.
“Does she realize she came in third yet? Has someone called her up to let her know?” conservative writer Ian Miles-Cheong wrote.
Trump had blasted “globalist RINO” Nikki Haley hours before the start of the Iowa caucuses.
In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump wrote, “Haley can never win in the General Election because she doesn’t have MAGA, and never will!”
“Ron DeSanctimonious, at least, is MAGA-Lite,” Trump continued. “Remember, I think MAGA is almost ALL of the Republican Party.”
someone tell her she came in 3rd
— Jillian Anderson (@Jillie_Alexis) January 16, 2024
Nikki Haley: "Tonight, Iowa made this Republican primary a two person race!"pic.twitter.com/vybpPtemW3
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) January 16, 2024
