Trump warns Nikki Haley donors will be ‘permanently banned from the MAGA camp’

Donald Trump has warned Nikki Haley that donors to her campaign will be “permanently banned from the MAGA camp”, as he steps up his attacks on his sole Republican rival still in the race.

“Anybody that makes a ‘Contribution’ to Birdbrain, from this moment forth, will be permanently barred from the MAGA camp,” the former president wrote on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday evening.

“We don’t want them, and will not accept them, because we Put America First, and ALWAYS WILL!” he added.

Ms Haley responded to the former president’s threat, writing on X: “Well in that case . . . donate here. Let’s Go!”

Posting a link to her donation page, she added that her campaign had already raised $1m in the 24 hours since the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday.

Mr Trump sailed to victory over Ms Haley in the New Hampshire primary, with 54.4 per cent to 43.3 per cent and 95 per cent of the votes counted – roughly in line with the 11 percentage point gap estimated by the final opinion polls.

But despite her loss, Ms Haley has vowed to stay in the Republican race for the presidential nomination.

“This race is far from over,” she told supporters on Tuesday.

Her decision to stay in the race seemed to rile up Mr Trump, who labelled Ms Haley an “imposter” who is still “hanging around” despite her loss, during his victory speech on Tuesday.

Donald Trump has warned Nikki Haley that donors to her campaign will be ‘permanently banned from the MAGA camp’

Mr Trump’s threat could complicate matters for Ms Haley’s billionaire backers. Ken Langone, co-founder of US retail chain Home Depot, told the The Financial Times last week he was waiting to see how she performed in New Hampshire before he considered making a “major gift” to her campaign, saying