From the Trump campaign:
Nikki Haley is struggling. Haley was unable to say that the Civil War was about slavery and thinksDubuque is in New Hampshire.
In fact, Haley is now claiming that the Civil War question was a “plant.” The issue is her response, not the question.
Haley is clearly not ready for primetime.
Rep. Byron Donalds: “1. Psst Nikki… the answer is slavery PERIOD. 2. This really doesn’t matter because Trump is going to be the nominee. Trump 2024!”
CNN contributor Scott Jennings: “In New Hampshire, there’s a semi-open primary, so she’s hoping a lot of independent voters come in and vote for her. My guess is, this is not what they want to hear from her.”
Politico Playbook: “Nikki Haley’s moment of crisis”
Fox News: “Nikki Haley hit from all sides after omitting ‘slavery’ from Civil War response”
NH Journal: “Haley: Civil War Question Was Democrat Plant”
WMUR: “Nikki Haley declines to say slavery led to Civil War during town hall in Berlin”
The Associated Press: “Nikki Haley, asked what caused the Civil War, leaves out slavery. It’s not the first time”
CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski in response to Haley saying the question came from a “plant:” “This implies what caused the Civil War is a trick question.”
NBC News: “Nikki Haley makes no mention of slavery when asked to name cause of Civil War”
New York Post: “Nikki Haley slammed for not mentioning ‘slavery’ as cause of the Civil War in ‘word salad’ answer during town hall”
Wall Street Journal: “Nikki Haley Comes Under Criticism for Failing to Mention Slavery as Cause of Civil War”
Washington Post: “Nikki Haley was asked what caused the Civil War. She made no mention of slavery.”
