Trump labeled 'shameless' as he taunts Nikki Haley over deployed husband's absence from her campaign

CONWAY, SOUTH CAROLINA: Former President Donald Trump directed questionable remarks toward his GOP opponent Nikki Haley, as he ridiculed the absence of her husband, Michael Haley, in her ongoing presidential campaign, as per the New York Post.

The former South Carolina Governor's husband has been serving on a year-long deployment since June 2023 with the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Bridge in the Horn of Africa.

While addressing his supporters at a rally in Conway, South Carolina, on Saturday, February 10, the Republican frontrunner took a swipe at his rival, telling the crowd about meeting her at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

"Then she comes over to see me at Mar-a-Lago. 'Sir, I will never run against you.' She brought her husband. Where's your husband? Oh, he's away," said Trump, adding, "He's away. What happened to her husband? What happened to her husband? Where is he? He's gone! He knew. He knew."

The former UN Ambassador stirred controversy amid the ongoing presidential campaign owing to resurfaced claims of Nikki cheating on her deployed husband, as per Daily Mail. 

Nikki Haley bashes Donald Trump for insulting her husband

Nikki, who failed to win a lead against Trump in the Virgin Islands caucus, slammed him for mockingly questioning her husband's whereabouts.

During a campaign stop at Gilbert, South Carolina, she shot back at him, arguing he did not deserve to be the POTUS for insulting a combat veteran and challenged him to "get on a debate stage" and say it to her face.

Nikki also expressed outrage on X (formerly Twitter), writing, "Michael is deployed serving our country, something you know nothing about. Someone who continually disrespects the sacrifices of military families has no business being commander in chief."

Her husband also took a jab at the former President on X (formerly Twitter), tagging him, the GOP, and some prominent media outlets with a meme that read, "The difference between humans and animals? Animals would never allow the dumbest ones to lead the pack."

Trump, almost certain to be the Republican nominee, will face Nikki in her home state, South Carolina's GOP primary, on February 24, where he is leading with a dominant margin as per polls.

Internet slams Donald Trump for insulting Nikki Haley and her deployed husband

Trump's insulting remarks against Nikki and her deployed husband infuriated netizens. Expressing their outrage, social media users called the former POTUS an "embarrassment" to the country and questioned his wife Melania Trump's absence from his campaign trail.

One remarked, "Shameless!! A Draft Dodger mocking Nikki Haley’ husband who is on active military duty over seas!"

Another said, "Haters -Hate - and you sir are a Hater," and a person added, "A better question is where’s Melania? Trump doesn’t realize the hypocrisy of what he’s saying here."

"The kind of idiocy you see from trump on a DAILY BASIS. WHAT A ONE OF A KIND 'LEADER'," noted an individual, while someone else mentioned, "Haley’s husband is National Guard. What’s Melania’s excuse." 

One more raged, "Donald trump is a miserable horrible person. He’s an embarrassment to this country."

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