Nikki Haley, a Republican candidate for the presidency, faced severe ridicule when she shared two uplifting messages that she claimed were sent by her supporters. Nevertheless, it was discovered that one of the messages was actually an unsent email, raising doubts about the authenticity of the alleged support in its entirety.
On her X account, Haley said, “Americans want a choice in this election, not a rerun.”
“I’m overwhelmed by all of the kind words! We’ll keep working hard to make you proud,” she added.
The ex-governor of South Carolina attached a screenshot of a handwritten message on lined paper.
But it was a total lie.
It read, “I want to encourage Nikki Haley to keep pressing on!!! We need a competent and committed leader to stay the course in the bid for the presidency. I’m an Independent and I have voted for the BEST candidate every election cycle and this year, it’s Nikki!”
The :”supporter’s” letter was signed by “Mary A.”
Americans want a choice in this election, not a rerun.
I’m overwhelmed by all of the kind words! We’ll keep working hard to make you proud. pic.twitter.com/0J43sSakD0
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) February 2, 2024
The other “letter” was an email from “Michael B.” that read:
“PLEASE DO NOT GIVE UP YOUR FIGHT!! In a world that’s become crazy with strife, we need a level headed conservative leader to navigate us through the insanity!
“NO ONE is more capable than you are to right the ship, and heal this great nation! WE NEED you Nikki! This country NEEDS you! Our allies, and the beautiful people of this world need you!
“I don’t want to see you give up, and I guarantee you there are millions more out there who feel exactly as I do!”
There was one GLARING problem however… it seemed that the message had been typed but not sent. This implies that the individual who was supposed to send it chose not to click the “send” button. Instead, they captured a screenshot of the message and managed to send it to Haley through another method.
Haley was subsequently dragged all over X for this blatant farce:
Totally baffling decision to make these obviously fake messages https://t.co/Cyi5cnUhbQ
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) February 2, 2024
The return address on both was 123 Fake Street. https://t.co/IfSNDU2nUS
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) February 2, 2024
Please fire your PR team so I can stop having secondhand embarrassment. https://t.co/EnLQiDde9G
— Sara Gonzales (@SaraGonzalesTX) February 2, 2024