Nikki Haley Pans Trump’s World for ‘Bromance and Masculinity Stuff’

Former presidential candidate and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday criticized Trump World for being “overly masculine with this bromance thing” after former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

The event in New York City drew a massive crowd and featured speakers that were divisive, dark and at times offensive.

On Fox News Tuesday, Haley spoke about a comedian’s racist jokes about Puerto Rico and Latinos, a moment that has hit the Trump campaign and was condemned by several Republicans, including members of Congress.

“This is not a time to have anybody criticize Puerto Rico or Latinos,” Haley said, calling instead for campaign discipline. “This is not a time for them to be overly masculine with this bromance thing that they have.”

She criticized the decision to allow a comic to perform at the event in the first place, saying there was “no reason” to do so.

The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Haley noted that other language used during the rally, as well as in Republican ads and messages, that she called destructive of drawing women into the fold on Election Day. Polls show a wide gender gap playing out with this election, with women turning to Vice President Kamala Harris in greater numbers and Trump winning among men.

“This bromance and masculinity, it borders on edgy to the point that it will make women uncomfortable,” Haley said.

“You’ve got affiliate PACs doing ads calling Kamala the ‘c’ word or speakers at Madison Square Garden, you know, referring to her and her ‘pimps,'” Haley added. “That’s not the way to win over women. That’s not the way to win over people who are worried about Trump’s style.”

Haley was referring to a video posted on X by Elon Musk’s super PAC that called Harris the “c-word” before saying she was a “communist.” The post was deleted from America PAC’s account on Monday.

Haley also criticized Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, last month, saying they “need to change the way they talk about women.”

“You don’t have to call Kamala ‘stupid,'” Haley said at the time. “She didn’t get this far, you know, just by accident. … She’s a prosecutor. You don’t have to go and talk about intelligence or appearances or anything else. Just focus on the policies.”

Democrats have been working to target voters who backed Haley over Trump in the Republican primaries this year.

Haley, the last person standing in the GOP primary against Trump, said she has not spoken to him since June. In July, however, she endorsed him and spoke at the Republican National Convention.

Trump and Haley’s representatives had been in talks to potentially have her come on the trail for him, but a senior Trump adviser told NBC News on Monday that a joint appearance was increasingly unlikely because synchronization has been a challenge their schedules.

Haley added on Tuesday on Fox News that she made it clear to his campaign that she was ready to campaign for him in battleground states, but that she has not been asked to do so.

“His style and his phrasing is not always the best. But his politics, I choose politics over personality,” Haley said.