voters. elena treen is joining us now. most of trump's focus is turning to nikki haley. >> reporter: it has, wolf. his ramped up rhetoric attacking nikki haley really shows how both the former president and his team is beginning to look at her as the closest trump alternative, as being number two in the race. they saw the des moines register poll showing nikki haley for the first time surpassing ron desantis in that poll. they've been watching it closely, not just that poll, but many polls showing nikki haley gaining ground here in iowa and also in new hampshire where his team is looking ahead for that primary next week. i want to play you some of what donald trump said yesterday during his rally. he argued that nikki haley is not tough enough to be president and argued she's not tough enough to stand up to some of