Former President Donald Trump called former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley “an embarrassment” to her husband in the military for having “almost no people” attend her campaign rally.

“Tricky Nikki is CRASHING in the Polls. She is 15 points down to Crooked Joe Biden, and I’m crushing him in all Polls. She’s got no reason to make it to the South Carolina Primary,” Mr. Trump posted Tuesday on Truth Social.

“The other day, she had almost no people attend her ‘rally’ (We had thousands and thousands who couldn’t even get into the large arena), an embarrassment to her wonderful husband, in Africa,” he added. “I think he should come back home to help save her dying campaign.”

The two Republican candidates are getting ready for the South Carolina primary on Feb. 24. It is her home state, and she has spent a lot of time there over the past couple of weeks.

Ms. Haley’s husband, Maj. Michael Haley, is deployed in the Horn of Africa with the South Carolina Army National Guard.

The former president continues to hold the lead in the polls in South Carolina. He has beaten Ms. Haley, his former U.N. ambassador, in the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire and Nevada primaries.

• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.