what was behind that look on your face, alencia?e pivot and the buck kissing, on television, that was happening there. those comments of governance happening of who donald trump is and how tim scott became kind of a darling of the republican party around the time when governor haley did as well, to what monty alluded to. during this time of racial unrest, there is always been racial unrest and this country, but i think during the obama years when the republican party would have been in this reckoning. we're also inclusive as well, let us show your support of people of color. these two came up in south carolina together, now tim scott who outlook of people a lot of republicans believe was a very sensible summiteer's over here groveling at donald trump, auditioning to be his running mate. so it's really interesting to see how the tables turned, particularly from a black man. we don't have a lot of time to talk about this. but for me, to say that position of a black man turn it to someone like donald trump, who's shown us who he is, bu

know that's what he does when he is threatened, and he should feel threatened without a doubt. >> alencia this shift to more direct attacks a winning strategy for haley? how dirty do you need to play with trump? again, you helped biden and advised him in how to take on trump in 2020. >> yeah, look, i think the thing with haley is that she's defining when as she probably won't say it, but not necessarily defeating trump for the nomination, but weakening him and making the american people see how dangerous he is and chaotic and how this is not normal for a former president and someone who wants to be the future president, right? and so she is making that case and making it very clear and showing people that she's willing to stand up to donald trump. i think nikki haley is out here looking at 2028, looking at being the leader of the republican party when they finally get rid of donald trump. her team has to know that this isn't a winning strategy for this cycle, but it is helping get her attention, and she is getting under donald trump's skin by doing to him what he does to every other candi

alencia, you looook great. thank yoyou. >>> > stick around. .ources s are tellining cncnn t dodonald trurump was seeeething behihind closed d doors overer hahaley's refufusal to drorop o now w hehe is threatenening her susupporters w with maga babanishment. . what's t that? wewe'll talk a about it nenext. >>> nikki haley is vowing to stay in the primary race after trump's new hampshire victory and let's just say the former president is meant to please, saying on social media tonight anyone who donates to haley will be "permanently barred from the maga camp." he's talking about anyone donating from this point forward, of course. so with her homestate of south carolina set to hold its primary next month, can she cut into the former president's momentum? joining me now, a man with the ear of the south carolinians, monty jett, the host of "rewind the monty jett show." thank you for joining us. you have the pulse of the people. you hear them calling your names. >> i talk to a lot of people, laura. it's so good to talk to you tonight. you do a morning

joining me now susan del percio, charlie sykes and alencia johnson. susan, nikki haley stepped up her criticism of donald trump. she was very strong in her speech last night. she's being careful though. does she need to bring more fire between now and south carolina? does she lose anything or does she have to worry about the maga base in south carolina and those super tuesday states? >> she's got to bring a lot more to it. perhaps she can go after trump in a way i think on the acuity issue is good when saying we don't need trump and biden is good. the money she's going to get going forward is going to come from people who want to see her take on trump. it's a two-person race. it's not enough to be not donald trump. she's got to go for it. she's in a place where she can do it. most candidates don't go home to their home state and their own house and sleep there every night. she can really rest up and decide to bring it home. >> charlie sykes, donald trump is not the only -- right now, the only non-incumbent republican candidate to win iowa and new hamp

democratic strategist alencia johnson , and kara swisher. >> how did it come to these conspiracies? what does it tell you about the role that people are actually talking about this nonsense as if it is a real thing? >> well, it is just nonsense. to be against women being beaten up, that is a really controversial topic, i guess. you know what it is? she is very popular and sways voters. when she said for people to go vote, they went and signed up to vote. she has a lot of sway with young people. they are nervous about what she might do. i think she does what she wants, as you can see. and they are nervous about someone like that, so they have to start smearing her in lots of different ways. not just these conspiracy theories, but these deep fake on x and things like that. they are trying to neutralize her, which is absolutely impossible, i think. >> there is an article in rolling stone that said, quote, unquote, taylor swift has not endorsed joe biden for president, but that has not stopped some from plotting to declare a holy war on the pop megastar, especially if she ends up public