“She is a globalist who supports open borders.” In addition, “he wants to raise taxes and reduce social security.” And “she is ineligible because she was born to non-American parents.” Donald Trump is shifting the focus of his attacks from Ron DeSantis to Nikky Haley, “obviously out of fear that a real alternative to him is gaining ground,” as the Wall Street Journal warns in an editorial. In the meantime, however, he is suffering from the campaign of Joe Biden, who said in 2020 that “the United States would not help if Europe was attacked” and that “NATO is dead, we will leave.” “The idea that he would abandon our allies if he couldn't get what he wants underscores what we already know about Trump: The only person he cares about is himself,” employees commented President the revelations from Politico Europa, which reported on French EU Commissioner Thierry Breton's report on a private conversation between Trump and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Davos.
The former UN ambassador is now making gains in all polls, overtaking the governor of Florida for second place not only in New Hampshire, but also in Iowa, the first stop in the Republican primaries on January 15th. And that night the last TV duel (on CNN) took place in the Hawkeye State between the qualified GOP candidates DeSantis and Haley. With the exception of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and
Indian-born biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. In full mourning over the death of his mother-in-law, Trump instead again refrained from confronting his challengers in order to simultaneously appear in a debate with local voters on Fox News. As its Republican allies in the House of Representatives take the first steps to impeach Interior Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the refugee crisis at the Mexican border and to challenge Hunter Biden (who briefly appeared unexpectedly in the chamber in an almost defiant tone), the House of Representatives is upset because of his impeachment proceedings against his father did not testify.
The Iowa caucuses begin on Monday and will simply determine how much Trump will win and who will come in second. Given the unknown turnout due to the record cold and the opportunity for Democrats to switch parties for a day and vote for one of the Republican candidates. In the average of RealClearPolitics (Rcp) polls, Trump remains clearly in the lead with 52.2%. But for the first time, Haley is outperforming, albeit slightly, Ron Desantis (16.6% to 16.4%), even though the Florida leader has swept every county, has the support of the state's governor and has spent a fortune locally. An overtaking maneuver that he had already achieved on January 23 in New Hampshire, the second stage of the primaries, where he also reduced the gap to the former president to a single digit, thereby keeping the race open, which the tycoon would like to end immediately would: 32% to 39%, according to a CNN poll.
Furthermore, according to other findings, Haley would beat Joe Biden by a much larger margin (17 points) than Trump. That's why The Donald has targeted her in commercials and rallies, accusing her of standing on the wall on the border with Mexico and of not sharing the Muslim ban he wants to reinstate. “Nikky Haley has been in the pockets of open border donors throughout her career,” he denounced. “She is a globalist, she likes the globe. I like America first,” he said. On social media, she also reignited the “birther” conspiracy theory already used against Barack Obama, claiming that Haley was ineligible because her parents were not American citizens when she was born in South Carolina. However, a warning comes from the WSJ: “The former president believes he is superior to entering the primaries and is awaiting the coronation.” But the voters have a say, Iowa and New Hampshire are known to surprise, and the 45th president is acting as if this were the verdict he fears.” The Obamas, on the other hand, continue to let their concerns about a possible Trump victory shine through: for Barack, this would mean “incalculable damage” to America, as one of his closest aides, the former, told USA Today reported Attorney General Eric Holder.
And Chris Christie is withdrawing from the race for the White House. “I am proud of what we have achieved so far. Campaigns are designed to win” and “I realize that I have no path to winning the nomination and for that reason I am suspending my campaign,” Christie said. With Christie's departure, the pool of Republican candidates for 2024 is shrinking. Nikki Haley could be the biggest beneficiary of Christie's departure in terms of consensus, which could benefit her and strengthen her rise in the face of the Iowa caucuses, but especially the New York caucuses in Hampshire .
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