Trump knocks Haley for lack of husband on campaign trail… but where’s Melania?

And Haley had a blunt message in response to the former President’s attempt at a dig.

Mark

Feb 12, 2024 - 19:00

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Trump knocks Haley for lack of husband on campaign trail… but where’s Melania?

Nikki Haley, Donald Trump and Melania Trump (Photos: Shutterstock)

At a South Carolina rally on Saturday, Donald Trump again knocked Republican rival Nikki Haley. As usual with Trump, his criticism was personal. On this occasion, he mocked Haley over the fact her husband rarely joins her on the campaign trail.

“Where’s her husband?” Trump said. “‘Oh, he’s away, he’s away.’ What happened to her husband? What happened to her husband? Where is he? He’s gone.”

Haley’s husband is away on military deployment. He’s an officer with the SC National Guard and is currently deployed with the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade in Africa.

Watch the clip below.

“Where is he?!” Donald Trump is a horrible, disgusting person. He mocks Nikki Haley’s husband for not being with her on the campaign trail. Note: Nikki Haley’s husband is in the military and is currently deployed overseas. It should also be noted that Trump’s wife Melania has not… pic.twitter.com/7JxkTWuTcf— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) February 10, 2024

Trump is an “a**hole”

Reaction to Trump’s comment was swift, including from some on the right.

Scott Jennings, a former aide to George W. Bush, appeared on CNN’s State of the Union yesterday.

Yeah, he’s an a**hole,” said Jennings. “It’s not the first time he’s been an a**hole. That won’t be the last time he’s been an a**hole. But that’s what it is now. So people like it. And I know people are going to slough it off as well, ‘This is just a tough political campaign.’”

“The man is serving the United States in uniform overseas. So it’s a below-the-belt shot against someone who is not going to beat him for the nomination,” Jennings added.

Haley herself responded with a tweet. She said, “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.”

She used subsequent tweets to highlight other remarks Trump has made that many viewed as disrespectful to those in the military. At a campaign rally, she told Trump to stop saying things behind her back: “Get on a debate stage and say it to my face.”

Either Donald Trump is openly insulting military families, or he got confused again and doesn’t know my husband is deployed. Either way, he isn’t up to the task of leading the greatest fighting force in the world. pic.twitter.com/CQQ9pN9qYZ— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) February 11, 2024

Melania finally spotted

Although Haley concentrated her criticism of Trump on his disrespect to those deployed overseas in service to their country, many on the internet took him to task for another reason. How can he attack someone for their spouse not being on the campaign trail when Melania Trump has all but vanished? Since Trump announced he was running again last year, Melania has not joined her husband at any campaign rally across the US.

Meanwhile Melania is nowhere to be found on the campaign trail and hasn’t been for years— Ash it’s all happening (@AshleyBK7) February 10, 2024

“Where’s his wife? Oh, she’s away. … What happened to his wife? Where is she? She’s gone,”

The level of petty I would be if I were Nikki!— Christopher Brewer (@ChrisBrewski) February 10, 2024

Melania right now… pic.twitter.com/KTfCjRqteN— Just Joe (@Just__Joe_) February 10, 2024

Melania was, coincidentally, spotted on Saturday night. According to several of those present, including chief Trump devotee and failed GOP candidate Laura Loomer, she attended an event at Mar-A-Lago, with her “super star husband”.

For all of the “Where’s Melania” haters, I found her.

She’s at her house at Mar a Lago looking hot with her husband, who just gave a speech at the Trumpettes event.

She looks amazing too.

A supportive wife supporting her super star husband who crushed it today in SC! pic.twitter.com/CbNHOhZkFK— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) February 11, 2024

Again, online, few people seemed convinced by the show of “support”.

So supportive she hasn't been with him on the campaign trail and hasn't been at any of his court cases supporting him.— caring (@caringguy1957) February 11, 2024