Biden campaign courts Haley voters, claiming Trump doesn't want them

President Joe Biden is looking to win over supporters of former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, contending that there is no place for them in the Republican Party or the MAGA movement.

Haley launched a primary challenge to Trump for the Republican nomination and was his last competitor of any standing. The contest saw Trump become frustrated with her backers and declare in January that "[a]nybody that makes a 'Contribution' to Birdbrain, from this moment forth, will be permanently barred from the MAGA camp... We don’t want them, and will not accept them, because we Put America First, and ALWAYS WILL!"

In a campaign email obtained by The Hill, the Biden team echoed Trump's words, stating that "Donald Trump doesn’t want moderate, independent, or Haley voters."

"Donald Trump and his campaign have made it clear: If you are not part of the MAGA disciples then you aren’t welcome in his campaign. For independent, moderate, and Nikki Haley voters who all care about protecting democracy and lowering costs for families, President Biden is reaching out his hand to welcome them into his coalition while Donald Trump is slamming the door in their face," campaign spokesman James Singer said.

While campaigning, Haley emphasized foreign policy as a top-line issue, painting herself as an advocate for a more aggressive policy of American intervention on the world stage than Trump. Her policies were widely regarded as reminiscent of the pre-Trump Republican Party and earned her nicknames such as "Bush in heels."

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.