Nikki Haley
Trump has endorsed daughter-in-law Lara Trump and former campaign adviser Michael Whatley for top posts at the Republican National Committee.
Haley's comments follow a jab Trump took at her deployed husband.
Nikki Haley's husband, who is currently deployed to Africa, replied to the former president's questioning of his whereabouts with a pointed message.
The race for the Republican nomination got personal Saturday when Donald Trump questioned the absence of Nikki Haley’s husband on the campaign trail.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Donald Trump has won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses after he was the only major candidate to participate.
Former President Donald Trump is the sole major candidate competing in Thursday's Republican caucuses.
"They wanted us to pay $55,000 to just participate in their caucus," Haley said of the GOP's refusal to recognize the state's primary.
The GOP candidate's campaign called the result unsurprising since she spent no money to win there. But that’s also largely true of the 15 states voting March 5.
The former New Jersey governor dropped out of the Republican primary contest in early January, ahead of the Iowa caucuses.
Texas Rep. Chip Roy left the CNN anchor stunned with his explanation.