Former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) fought back against President Donald Trump as he desperately tried to distract from questions about files his administration promised would be released about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

Haley has been at odds with Trump since she ran against him in the 2024 presidential primary, but ultimately endorsed him for president.

Social media critics mocked former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley after President-elect Donald Trump bashed her Wednesday evening, despite Haley throwing her support behind him during the campaign.

Trump proudly announced in a post to his Truth Social platform on Wednesday evening that he hired 1,000 people for his incoming administration. But he then immediately rattled off several traditional GOP figures and groups who would not be welcome to submit applications to work for him.

In a call with Fox & Friends on Tuesday, President Donald Trump discussed at length his ongoing efforts to end the war in Ukraine and then appeared to forget the name of a major body of water.

Trump was asked by Fox News’ Lawrence Jones about the several European leaders who attended Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Monday, and whether they had said anything to Trump in private.

A revelation that Donald Trump and his campaign have yet to reach out to former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) for help with women voters stunned the co-hosts of MSNBC's Morning Joe who agreed it should alarm the Republican Party leadership.

Appearing on Fox News on Tuesday, the runner-up to the GOP presidential nomination trashed the "bro-culture" on display at the Trump Madison Square Garden rally that has sent the former president's re-election bid into doubt.

As "Morning Joe" contributor Katty Kay put it, "The way she pushed back says this isn't a joke, people feel very sensitive about this and this matters to them."

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"Imagine if someone called your state or your hometown or your country and denigrated the way it was," she continued. "I think the point she made saying this went too far, all they needed to do was apologize and say women are not liking what they are hearing; they're not liking this hyper-masculinity. Donald Trump is re-posting things on Truth Social saying manhood is under attack. Manhood is not under attack."

"I have not met one alpha male who doesn't want to take care of his wife and daughters every way possible and wants every bit of health care available to them. I don't know of one," co-host Mika Brzezinski interjected.

That led co-host Willie Geist to contribute, "I would submit that the Republican leaders who scurry behind Donald Trump calling themselves alpha, that is a definition of beta doing whatever you're told by another guy."

He then added, "Katty is so right. Nikki Haley said Donald Trump has not called me since June –– sort of like throwing up a red flag and saying, it's actually political malpractice. It's actually insane in races in some of these states that might be decided in four digits with thousands of votes not to court Nikki Haley's voters. But his ego is such that he can't bring himself to that."

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Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley took to Fox News on Tuesday to sound off on how she thinks Donald Trump’s campaign should see itself through the final days of the 2024 campaign — a message that started with an endorsement but which Kamala Harris fans said ended critically of the former president.

Haley began with a criticism of the Joe Biden administration and a commendation of Trump.

Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley warned Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that he was putting his campaign in jeopardy by alienating many independent and women voters.

During a Thursday interview on Fox News, host John Roberts noted that Trump may not be attracting Haley's supporters even though she endorsed the former president.