Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday went after Nikki Haley while referring to her by her first name, Nimarata, in the latest example of Trump using racist dog whistles to attack his GOP presidential rival.

Haley is the daughter of Indian immigrants and was born Nimarata Nikki Randhawa. She took her husband Michael Haley’s last name after they married.

Trump misspelled Nimarata as “Nimrada” as he attacked her in a new post on his social media platform Truth Social.

  • @Pacmanlives@lemmy.world
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    125 months ago

    Just wait, checks notes ah yes. “I don’t think she is an American with that name and I need to see her birth certificate.” - Trump

    Thanks Obama

    I have been waiting for this to be used. Same trope that was used before