Donald Trump Still Cruising In South Carolina - FITSNews

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74% : Trump will appear at the Charleston Area Convention Center this evening at 7:00 p.m. EST.
56% : According to a new Winthrop University survey released this week, of likely "First in the South" presidential primary voters support Trump compared to who back Haley, the state's governor from 2011-2017.
44% : According to that data, of likely South Carolina Republican primary voters backed Trump compared to only who supported Haley.
43% : Trump asked the crowd.
42% : "Retired U.S. Army brigadier general Don Bolduc slammed Trump for his comments about Michael Haley during a press conference at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant, S.C. earlier today.
37% : "Michael is there doing his job for his country and the comments that president Trump made about Michael's service - knowing full well where Michael was - and trying to attribute that to some other characterization is absolutely disgraceful," Bolduc said.
33% : Trump has led the charge to force NATO members to pay for their own defense rather than relying on American subsidies.
33% : Trump is also receiving heat for comments made about Nikki Haley's husband, Michael Haley - who has been deployed to the Horn of Africa since June 2023 with the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade.
32% : "As we look at her favorability ratings among Republicans in South Carolina between the November 2023 Winthrop Poll and now, we see a significant dip in favorability, and rise in unfavorability, that seems to correspond with her increasing attacks on Trump," noted Scott Huffmon, director of the poll.
31% : During his administration, Trump recalled a European leader asking him whether the United States would still defend their nation in the event of a Russian invasion.
31% : "No, I would not protect you," Trump recalled saying to the European leader.
20% : While Trump is unassailable in South Carolina, he is receiving criticism for comments made about the Cold War-era North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during a rally in Conway last week.
15% : Trump is in line for a blowout victory in the Palmetto State - even if Haley secures support from Democratic crossover voters who stayed home in droves when Joe Biden was on the ballot earlier this month.

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