{"id":2154322,"date":"2024-01-19T22:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T03:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-need-donald-trump-tim-scott-makes-it-official-in-new-hampshire-dealing-blow-to-nikki-haleys-campaign\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T22:21:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T03:21:30","slug":"we-need-donald-trump-tim-scott-makes-it-official-in-new-hampshire-dealing-blow-to-nikki-haleys-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-need-donald-trump-tim-scott-makes-it-official-in-new-hampshire-dealing-blow-to-nikki-haleys-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Scott declares support for Donald Trump in New Hampshire, hurting Nikki Haley&#8217;s campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-need-donald-trump-tim-scott-makes-it-official-in-new-hampshire-dealing-blow-to-nikki-haleys-campaign%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2154322&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tim Scott\u2063 Endorses Donald Trump, Dealing a Blow to Nikki Haley<\/h2>\n<p>In a rally\u2062 that left former\u200c U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley reeling, former President Donald Trump received \u200ba significant \u2062endorsement from Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina. \u2062Scott, who was appointed to\u200b the Senate by\u200c Haley in 2012, passionately declared that the nation needed Trump as \u200cits\u200c next president.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIs this \u200dDonald Trump country?\u201d Scott asked the crowd, to which they \u2064responded with a \u200dresounding \u200d&#8221;Yeah!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But Scott didn&#8217;t stop there. He continued to rally \u2064the crowd, stating, \u201cWe need a \u2064president who will\u200b unite our \u200ccountry. We need Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott emphasized Trump&#8217;s ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-slam-biden-democrats-for-high-cost-of-thanksgiving-dinner\/\" title=\"GOP senators slam Biden, Democrats for high cost of Thanksgiving dinner\">address key issues<\/a> such as \u2064closing the southern border, lowering\u2062 taxes, and restoring law and order. He declared, \u201cWe\u200c need a president like \u200bDonald Trump\u200d who\u2063 understands that the American \u2063people are sick and tired of being sick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crowd enthusiastically\u200d echoed Scott&#8217;s sentiments, repeatedly shouting, \u201cWe need Donald\u200c Trump!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott concluded his\u2062 remarks by\u2064 stating, \u201cAnd that\u2019s why I came to the very warm \u200dstate of New Hampshire to endorse the next President of these United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Harsh\u200b Attacks \u200con Haley and Sununu<\/h3>\n<p>During the rally, Trump didn&#8217;t hold back in his criticism of\u2064 Haley and \u2062Governor Chris Sununu \u2063of New \u200cHampshire. He claimed \u2064that Haley was not tough enough \u2063to handle the presidency and criticized\u2064 Sununu for not having the courage to run for president.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, he\u2019s terrible,\u201d Trump said about Sununu. \u201cYou know he ran for president, you know\u2062 that? He didn\u2019t announce it \u2062because he\u200c didn\u2019t \u2062have\u2062 the guts. \u200c\u2026\u200d His numbers were in the vicinity of Asa Hutchinson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump expressed particular disdain for Sununu&#8217;s endorsement of Haley, who he described as incapable \u2062and not tough \u200bor smart enough \u2063for the job.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite Trump&#8217;s dismissive attitude towards Haley and Sununu, he remains confident\u2063 in his chances of securing\u200d victory. Polls show that Trump is \u200bleading Haley by 13 \u200bpercentage points in New Hampshire, and his\u200b dedicated supporters\u2063 have braved freezing weather to attend his rallies.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Donaldson, a healthcare worker, traveled over three hours from\u200d Maine\u200d to hear Trump speak \u2062in Concord. She expressed her enthusiasm, stating, \u201cWe always enjoy watching President Trump. We saw him in Maine in\u2064 2020. So we wanted to come\u2063 down and\u2064 see him again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Trump \u2063continues his campaign, \u2062his supporters may very well propel him to become the GOP&#8217;s\u200c next standard \u200cbearer.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cCan the Republican Party move forward without fully embracing or rejecting Trump and his brand of politics? What are the \u2062challenges that lie ahead \u2062for the party in the post-Trump era<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Mphasized Trump&#8217;s commitment to conservative values and praised his economic policies, particularly his support for\u200c tax cuts and deregulation. He also highlighted Trump&#8217;s commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">criminal justice reform<\/a>, an issue that Scott has been actively involved in during his time in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Scott&#8217;s endorsement \u200cof Trump\u2063 comes as a \u200dsurprise to many,\u200b as he has often distanced \u2064himself from the former president in the past. In 2016, Scott initially endorsed Senator Marco Rubio in the Republican primary and did not endorse Trump until after he became\u200d the party&#8217;s nominee. However, since then, Scott has developed a closer \u2063relationship with\u2064 Trump and has been vocal in his support\u200b for\u200c the former\u2064 president&#8217;s policies.<\/p>\n<p>For Haley, Scott&#8217;s endorsement of Trump \u200dis a significant blow. As a prominent Republican figure and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-matt-gaetz-suggests-potential-desantis-2024-presidential-run\/\" title=\"Rep. Matt Gaetz Suggests Potential DeSantis 2024 Presidential Run\">potential presidential candidate<\/a> herself, Haley has tried to position herself as a more \u200dmoderate\u2062 alternative to the Trump wing of the party. \u2062However, Scott&#8217;s endorsement highlights the continued popularity and influence\u2062 of Trump within the Republican Party, making it more difficult for Haley to distance herself from \u200dhis\u200b controversial \u200dactions and rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>Scott&#8217;s endorsement is not only a blow to Haley \u200cbut\u200d also a signal of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reacts-to-murdochs-stepping-down-as-fox-news-corp-head\/\" title=\"Trump responds to Murdoch's resignation as Fox, News Corp chief.\">ongoing power \u2062struggle<\/a> within\u2064 the Republican Party. While some Republican leaders, like Haley,\u200c are trying to move the party in a more moderate direction, others, like Scott, are still\u200d aligned with the Trump wing \u200cof the \u200dparty. \u2062This divide has been evident since Trump&#8217;s\u200d presidency and\u200b continues to shape the direction of \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scalise-drops-out-of-race-for-house-speaker-role\/\" title=\"Scalise withdraws from House Speaker race.\">party moving\u200c forward<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With Scott&#8217;s endorsement,\u200c Trump gains another important supporter in his potential\u2064 bid for a second term as \u200dpresident.\u200b Scott&#8217;s praise for Trump&#8217;s policies and his\u200d appeal to the conservative base\u200d could\u200c help rally support for Trump \u2062among Republicans and solidify his status as the preferred candidate for the party&#8217;s nomination\u2064 in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>However, Scott&#8217;s endorsement also raises questions about the future of the Republican Party and its identity. Can the\u200b party move forward without fully embracing or rejecting Trump and his brand of politics? Will more\u200b moderate Republicans like\u200c Haley be able to gain traction and\u200b build a coalition that represents a\u200d new direction for the party?<\/p>\n<p>Only\u200b time will\u2064 tell, but \u200dfor now, Scott&#8217;s endorsement \u200cof Trump signifies the enduring influence of the former president and the challenges that lie ahead for Republicans as they navigate the post-Trump era.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump received a significant endorsement from Senator Tim Scott, dealing a blow to former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. Scott, who was appointed by Haley in 2012, expressed his support for Trump during a rally, emphasizing the nation&#8217;s need for him as the next president<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2154323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2154322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2154322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2154322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2154322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2154323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2154322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2154322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2154322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}