There was no love lost Tuesday between former President Donald Trump and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, who were taking shots at each other on social media on the day of the state's first in the nation primary.
Trump set off the exchange on X, formerly known as Twitter. He called Sununu a "loser" and questioned why he was seeing so much of the governor on TV. Sununu, who has endorsed Trump's opponent Nikki Haley, hit back with a dig about Trump's age and a suggestion to use subtitles.
After his projected primary victory Tuesday night, Trump specifically called Sununu out, appearing to suggest the governor is on drugs.
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"You have the now-very unpopular governor of this state — this guy, he's got to be on something. I've never seen anybody with energy, he's like hopscotch," Trump said of Sununu. "I'm watching this guy, and two weeks ago, said 'we're gonna win, we're gonna win in a landslide, we're gonna win.' About three days ago, he started saying, 'Well, we want to do well.' That's a big difference."
The latest Suffolk University/NBC10 Boston/Boston Globe tracking poll has the numbers in Trump's favor in New Hampshire - he's gained 3% points in the final tracking poll before Tuesday’s first-in-the-nation primary, giving him a 60%-38% edge over Haley.
Polls opened Tuesday morning and election officials have said they expect to see results by 11 p.m. at the latest. For live updates from across the state, click here.
