Donald Trump mocks Nikki Haley's first name; refers to her by her first name
The Hindu
Former President Donald Trump racially attacks Indian-American Republican rival Nikki Haley, repeatedly referring to her as "Nimbra."
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has lobbed racially charged attacks at his Indian-American Republican rival Nikki Haley by repeatedly referring to her as “Nimbra”, in an apparent intentional misspelling of her birth name.
Mr. Trump’s attack against Ms. Haley, a daughter of Indian immigrants who served as his U.N. Ambassador, comes days before a hotly contested New Hampshire primary that could determine the trajectory of the party’s Presidential nomination contest.
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Ms. Haley, 52, whose parents moved to the United States in the 1960s, was born to Nimarata Nikki Randhawa.
The former South Carolina Governor has long used her middle name Nikki and adopted the surname Haley after her marriage in 1996.
But Mr. Trump, 77, repeatedly referred to Ms. Haley as “Nimbra” in a rant on his Truth Social account, adding her to the list of foes he has targeted with racist attacks.
He also insisted she “doesn’t have what it takes” to be President.
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