Haley’s campaign criticizes DeSantis for echoing Trump before campaign launch.
EXCLUSIVE: Nikki Haley’s Campaign Slams Ron DeSantis as “Echo” of Trump
In the race for the 2024 presidential candidacy, Nikki Haley’s campaign is taking aim at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, calling him an “echo” of former President Donald Trump.
Haley’s team released a new ad titled “A Choice, Not an Echo,” positioning her as the true alternative to Trump and highlighting DeSantis’s past imitations of the former president’s rhetoric.
The ad opens with a quote from Trump saying DeSantis “was totally different. Whatever I want, he wants.” It then shows DeSantis’s “Build the Wall” campaign ad from the 2018 election cycle, which depicted him telling his child to “build the wall” and teaching them to say “Make America Great Again.”
DeSantis has since described the ad as a satirical ploy intended to boost his profile in the heated contest. However, Trump’s allies have similarly jabbed at DeSantis over his past tributes to the former president.
Haley’s video also flags DeSantis’s controversial remarks on Ukraine and Russia, which triggered a fierce backlash. In response, Haley proclaims, “We’ll stand with our allies from Israel to Ukraine and stand up to our enemies in Iran and Russia.”
The campaign video follows a memo that described and rebutted DeSantis’s elevator pitch to voters as “Trump without the drama.” It accused DeSantis of “literally copying Trump” and derided him as “Trump without the charm.”
Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former governor of South Carolina, debuted her campaign in February and is positioning herself as a fresh alternative to the Trumpian wing of the Republican Party.
DeSantis Expected to Announce 2024 Plans
DeSantis is widely expected to announce his 2024 plans during a Twitter Spaces interview with CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur David Sacks. He is also expected to file his paperwork for a run later this week.
According to the latest RealClearPolitics polling aggregate, DeSantis consistently polls as the second-place 2024 GOP hopeful after Trump, with Haley in fourth place.
- Haley’s campaign is positioning her as a fresh alternative to the Trumpian wing of the Republican Party.
- DeSantis has been accused of “literally copying Trump” and derided as “Trump without the charm.”
- DeSantis is expected to announce his 2024 plans during a Twitter Spaces interview with Elon Musk and David Sacks.
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