Trump says Tim Scott ‘must really hate’ Haley

Former President Trump, in his New Hampshire victory speech Tuesday, used the opportunity to poke at GOP rival Nikki Haley after Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) didn't give her his endorsement.

“Did you ever think [about how] she actually appointed you, Tim? … and you’re the senator of her state,” Trump said to Scott, referring to Haley, the former governor of the Palmetto State.

“You must really hate her,” he added.

His words come after the South Carolina senator, who suspended his own presidential bid in November, gave his backing to Trump over the weekend, drawing criticism from Haley's closest allies.

Scott, who stood behind the former president on Tuesday with a big smile, stepped up to the podium and replied, “I just love you.”

The former president, who continues to lead the polls, also mocked Haley for her post-primary speech, where she said the race wasn't over yet — after the Granite State was called in Trump's favor. He claimed she had a "very bad night," and added later that he couldn't let her “get away with bulls—t.”

Trump urged her in a post-primary interview with Fox News Digital to suspend her campaign.

"Otherwise, we have to keep wasting money instead of spending on Biden," he said.

The Haley campaign hit back, arguing that his margins in both the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary are “not exactly a ringing endorsement for a former president demanding a coronation.”

In her remarks, Haley said that while the Tuesday election may have been the first-in-the-nation primary, “it is not the last in the nation.”

“This race is far from over,” she said.

The Hill/Decision Desk HQ called the GOP race for Trump just after polls in New Hampshire closed at 8 p.m. With over 170,000 votes, the former president earned 54.6 percent support, while Haley trailed behind with 43.4 percent.

Trump continues to lead comfortably over Haley in South Carolina, where the next major primary contest will take place on Feb. 24. Polling average from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ shows Trump ahead by more than 30 percentage points.