Metals billionaire Andy Sabin urged Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley to “remove” herself from the 2024 White House race on Wednesday, arguing that she would be better served saving her remaining campaign funds for the 2028 presidential election.
Sabin, a Haley donor who has contributed more than $1.7 million to Republican campaigns in the past three election cycles, told Fox Business host Neil Cavuto that he would be “the first person to write a check for the president in 2028” but for now he should be concerned mentored by the late country singer Kenny Rogers.
“You have to know when to hold them back. You need to know when to fold it. You need to know when to leave. It’s time for Nikki Haley to go,” said the Sabin Metal Corporation chairman, referencing Roger’s hit song, “The Gambler.”
“There’s nothing good for him to go to South Carolina. And there is a very big flaw,” Sabin said, noting that polls show former President Donald Trump leading Haley in the Palmetto State by more than 30 points.
Sabin urged Haley to drop out of the presidential race after losing the New Hampshire primary. Fox News
“If you can’t win your own state, there’s no reason to go on,” he added, arguing that it would be “political suicide” for Haley to stay on the campaign trail after her primary loss in New Hampshire.
As for why Haley vowed to stay in the race after South Carolina’s Feb. 24 primary, Sabin blamed the former UN ambassador’s consultants and staff.
“They don’t want to lose their wages,” he said. “So they’re telling Nikki Haley what she wants to hear, not what she should hear, and what she should hear [is] there is no viable way to proceed. You can only hurt yourself by going to South Carolina and losing by 30 plus points in your home state. This is political suicide.”
“Why not save your money, instead of giving it to this consultant and his staff, for a rainy day?” Sabin reasoned “It’s either 2028 or it’s going to step in because Trump has legal problems.”
Haley vowed to continue her campaign despite losing to Trump in Iowa and New Hampshire and trailing by more than 30 points in South Carolina. Getty Images
Sabin insisted before Tuesday’s Granite State primary that Haley “must win New Hampshire … to be a viable candidate.”
Since his defeat in New Hampshire, Trump, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, and several other Republicans have called on him to end his presidential campaign so the party can unite around the 77-year-old former president.
Sabin, who is endorsing Trump in 2020, told The Post last year that he “wouldn’t give him a nickel” for his 2024 campaign.
However, he now said, “As long as [Trump’s] Republican candidate, I will support him.”
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