Nikki Haley Rips ‘Bromance’ and ‘Masculinity Stuff’ on Display at Trump’s MSG Rally: ‘Going to Make Women Uncomfortable’

Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley criticized the “bromance” and “masculinity stuff” on display at former President Donald Trump’s controversial Madison Square Garden rally this week, arguing it could alienate female voters.

During an appearance on Tuesday’s Special Report on Fox News, Haley said, “I think they need to do what they need to do to get across the finish line. I just think that they need to focus primarily on who it is they are talking to.”

She noted:

You’ve got Americans who are absolutely going to vote for Trump, you’ve got Americans who are absolutely not going to vote for Trump, and then you’ve got a percentage in the middle who like Trump policies but don’t like his style. That is what they need to focus on.

So, when you look at these things, it has got to be a story of addition. This is not a time to have anyone criticize Puerto Rico or Latinos. This is not a time for them to get overly masculine with this bromance thing that they’ve got going. Fifty-three percent of the electorate are women. Women will vote. They care about how they are being talked to and they care about the issues. They need to remember that. This is a time of discipline and this is a time of addition.

Asked about Trump rally speaker Tony Hinchcliffe’s joke that Puerto Rico was a “floating island of garbage,” Haley said:

I think it’s harmful. I mean, look, there is no reason to have a comedian at an election campaign event that had so much energy and so many good issues. Why have a comedian that separates people? This isn’t about people being sensitive. I mean, Puerto Ricans, that’s personal for them. They take that personally. So, they were right to denounce the comedian. They need to go and tell Puerto Ricans how much, you know, they do value them. They need to tell Latinos that.

She continued, “But they also need to look at how they are talking about women. I mean, this bromance and this masculinity stuff– I mean, it borders on edgy to the point that it’s going to make women uncomfortable. You know, you’ve got affiliated PACs that are doing commercials about calling Kamala the C-word, or you had speakers at Madison Square Garden, you know, referring to her and her pimps.”

Haley concluded, “That is not the way to win women. That is not the way to win people who are concerned about Trump’s style.”

Trump’s rally received similar criticism from Megyn Kelly on Monday, who argued the event was too “bro-tastic” for “an election in which you’re hemorrhaging female voters.”

“Do they have no women advising their campaign?” questioned Kelly. “We’re trying to get him elected. We don’t need to rally the base or guys anymore, and it’s not helpful even if we do want to rally the base or guys to go full off-color, insults to different racial groups, and so on.”

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