Former Georgia Rep. Doug Collins said Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has become a "walking Democratic surrogate" over her criticism of former President Donald Trump.
Haley trailed Trump in Tuesday's Michigan primary by over 40 points, marking her fifth consecutive loss this primary season.
Following the defeat, Haley reiterated she would not drop out of the race.
"This isn't about [Trump], it's about the American people," Haley told a Centennial, Colorado crowd on Tuesday. "If states like Colorado, and Michigan, and Minnesota wanna start winning again, you have to have somebody on the ticket that can win a general election."
Haley also reframed Trump's victory as a loss, citing the former President's inability to secure 100 percent of Republican primary voters.
"You can't win a general election if you can't get 40 percent of Republican primary voters," she added.
Collins commented on Haley's remarks during a Wednesday appearance on Fox News' Mornings with Maria.
"That is the most disingenuous speech I've heard from Nikki Haley," Collins told host Maria Bartiromo. "To go into that speech like that and to actually look at and say 40 percent of the people voted against Donald Trump. Thirty-nine percent of the people will vote for Donald Trump in November."
"Nikki, it's time to get out," he added.
"The problem right now is she has become a walking Democratic surrogate," Collins continued. "In the fall, you're gonna see her again after all of this is all gone, you're gonna see her in 30-second ads attacking President Trump. You're gonna see her attacking Senate and Republican leaders. Democrats already have it planned."
Collins reiterated he found Haley's remarks "disappointing."
Bartiromo asked if Collins believe Haley was actively helping President Joe Biden's re-election efforts, to which the former Georgia representative agreed.
"She is helping Biden because she is making a Republican argument against Donald Trump," he continued. "It's her face, it's her voice, and there is that segment of independent voters that ... and that's what she's gonna be used against."
Collins said Haley had "no political clue" of what was going on amidst Republican state primaries, and suggested she was also working against her potential 2028 presidential run.
The former president has handily defeated Republican challengers this primary season as some have suggested Trump is the de-facto incumbent Republican president having only secured a single term in office. The Michigan primary marks Haley's fifth consecutive state election this year.
Trump and Haley will face off in the Michigan, Idaho, and Missouri caucuses on March 2, followed by 16 more state primaries during Super Tuesday on March 5.
