Trump attacks Nikki Haley by tying her to Biden on border

Former President Donald Trump released a campaign ad Thursday attacking former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley by tying her to President Joe Biden's border policies.

"Record numbers streaming across our border, costing taxpayers billions, and almost as many Americans killed from fentanyl as killed in World War II," the ad, titled "Enough is Enough," opens. "Yet Haley and Biden opposed Trump's border wall."

The attack ad comes with the first presidential nominating race in Iowa scheduled for Jan. 15 as record numbers of illegal immigrants have been entering the U.S. under Biden.  

"Confirmed warnings of terrorists sneaking in through our southern border, yet Haley joined Biden in opposing Trump's visitor ban from terrorist nations. Haley's weakness puts us in grave danger. Trump's strength protects us," Trump's 30-second advertisement concludes. 

Haley, who served as ambassador under Trump, is still polling more than 30 points behind Trump in Iowa, according to an analysis from FiveThirtyEight. She is also behind Trump's closest rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, by more than 2 points in Iowa. 

This is not the first time Trump or his allies have criticized Haley. Last week, a Trump PAC criticized Haley for failing to state that slavery caused the Civil War. 

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