Donald Trump’s Attempt to Otherize Nikki Haley Is a Familiar Tool From His Playbook

Trump’s Birther Attacks Return • Speaker Mess 2.0 • Is Ted Cruz OK? [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Donald Trump’s Attempt to Otherize Nikki Haley Is a Familiar Tool From His Playbook Good morning from the Hive newsroom. In case you were wondering, Donald Trump’s old campaign tactics are still part of his 2024 playbook. In a Truth Social post, the GOP front-runner attempted to cast his competitor Nikki Haley as alien or different to the very white Republican electorate. Caleb Ecarma [writes]( about that obvious ploy and another familiar Trump attack to cast an enemy as un-American. Elsewhere, Eric Lutz [has the latest]( on House Speaker Mike Johnson facing mounting pressure, “caught between the demands of his most extreme members and the realities of governing in a divided Washington.” Plus, Bess Levin [notes]( that Ted Cruz has “no shame and zero dignity.” (The Texas senator endorsed Trump, even though the ex-president has a history of personally attacking Cruz’s family.) Thanks for reading. [Mike Johnson’s Predicament Is Looking Awfully Similar to Kevin McCarthy’s]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Senate and House Republicans have put the House Speaker in a bind on border policy that could help cement his legislative legacy—but cost him the gavel.]( [Read more button](   [Donald Trump’s Attempt to Otherize Nikki Haley Is a Familiar Tool From His Playbook]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [The former president has sought similar ploys against Barack Obama and Kamala Harris.]( [Read more button](   [Ted Cruz “Enthusiastically” Endorses Trump, the Guy Who Called His Wife Ugly and Suggested His Father Was in Cahoots With JFK’s Assassin]( By [Bess Levin]( [Meanwhile, Cruz previously said Trump was a “bully” and a “pathological liar.”]( [Read more button](   [Florida Republicans Are Going After Flags Now]( By [Bess Levin]( [A new bill would would ban the display of “flags that represent a political viewpoint, including, but not limited to, a politically partisan, racial, sexual orientation and gender, or political ideology viewpoint.”]( [Read more button](   [Kate Middleton Will Be Hospitalized for Up to Two Weeks After Abdominal Surgery]( By [Erin Vanderhoof and Katie Nicholl]( [The surgery was successful and her condition is “noncancerous,” a palace source confirmed to Vanity Fair.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast