Trump, Haley rally supporters ahead of New Hampshire's primary

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. — Haley acknowledged that she was disappointed that Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., whom she appointed to his seat, decided to back Trump over her.

"First of all, was I disappointed? Of course, I was disappointed," said Haley. "He’s got to live with that decision. I don’t have to live with that decision."

Haley predicted that she won't receive "a whole lot of legislative endorsements in South Carolina" because she "forced them to have to start showing their votes on the record against their will" when she was governor.

"I forced them to pass ethics reform, even though they didn’t want to do it. I forced them and called their hand on the wasteful spending. I vetoed half a billion dollars, all their pet projects. So there is a reason there’s no love for me from the legislature in South Carolina," she continued.

Haley similarly said her calls for policies like term limits and mental competency tests would prevent her from receiving many congressional endorsements.

"I call elected officials out because accountability matters," Haley said. "I fight for the real people. I don’t fight for the politicians."

Asked about Trump campaigning alongside South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, who was lieutenant governor when Haley was governor, she was much more dismissive.

"I’m sorry. Is that the person I ran against for governor and beat? Just checking," she quipped, referencing the 2010 campaign for South Carolina governor.

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