Former governor of Florida and alleged one-time Presidential candidate Jeb Bush reportedly called Nikki Haley recently to congratulate her on her “wildly successful” campaign, sources have confirmed.
“Hey Nikki,” began an unexpected phone call from the brother of former president George W. Bush and son of former president George H. W. Bush. “Just wanted to congratulate you on your campaign so far. I saw a segment on TV the other night talking about you, and no one said words like ‘ineffective’ or ‘laughingstock,’ so I imagine you and your team are just over the moon about how well this is all going.”
“Now, are you asking them to clap at those events I see, or? Oh, you’re not? Wow. That’s incredible, Nikki. You’re an absolute star.”
Despite the warm and congratulatory tone of the call, Haley and her staffers were surprised by Bush’s praise.
“That was nice, but I think he has a wildly different definition of a successful campaign,” said Betsy Ankney, Haley’s campaign manager. “We’re keeping our enthusiasm, but the fact remains that Nikki just got trounced in her home state during the South Carolina primary, and that’s after the embarrassing Nevada situation, where she received less votes than an entry on the ballot that said ‘none of these candidates.’
As of press time, Jeb Bush admitted that he’d just phoned Nikki Haley’s campaign because none of the Bush family take his calls anymore.
