Maggie Haberman, a New York Times journalist, highlighted that Donald Trump’s criticism of Kayleigh McEnany serves as a warning to his right-wing allies, cautioning them against expressing opinions based on facts that he might dislike.
Trump’s outburst followed McEnany’s commentary on Fox News, prompting him to belittle her and boast about his victory in the New Hampshire primaries.
McEnany had suggested that Trump should consider appealing to a broader base of Republican and independent voters, a move Trump appeared to dismiss.
Kayleigh’s analysis is right, and Trump isn’t winning over the voters he needs to by attacking her for simply pointing out the math. pic.twitter.com/gEWMD3svOz
— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) January 24, 2024
“It’s a warning shot to anybody else who might be around him or who was once around him and is seen as having cred with the right and with the MAGA movement for saying anything that’s based in fact that he doesn’t like,” Haberman said. “That’s all that is.”
“I don’t need any advice from RINO Kayleigh McEnany on Fox,” Trump wrote.
“Just had a GIANT VICTORY over a badly failing candidate, ‘Birdbrain,’ and she’s telling me what I can do better. Save your advice for Nikki!” he said.
As Trump and his allies are saying, time to unite the party and the country … pic.twitter.com/2W0CMxUJ5K
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) January 24, 2024
“President Trump, I would go home tonight, I’d go to my victory party, I would celebrate, I’ve made history yet again. But then I’d go home and I’d look under the hood,” McEnany said.
