IOWA CITY, Iowa – Nikki Haley kicked off another swing through the Hawkeye State with an appearance on Fox News where she slammed the Squad. Following that takedown, she held a town hall with Sen. Joni Ernst in Cedar Rapids and wrapped up the day in Iowa City at Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks' annual tailgate.
Fox News: ...Haley, who was wearing a sweater with the phrase, "She Who Dares Wins." "Who Dares Wins" is the motto of the Sayeret Matkal, an elite Israeli paratrooper unit.
Town Hall – Cedar Rapids, IA
Politico's Natalie Allison: "I'm tired of talking about a Department of Defense. I want a Department of Offense," @NikkiHaley says in Cedar Rapids.
Washington Post's Dylan Wells: "Congress could deal with all of that ... well, if they had a speaker, maybe," Haley says after running through a long list of problems facing the country. A woman in the room shouts "yes!!" when she calls for term limits.
Bloomberg's Christian Hall: Sen. Joni Ernst kicks off a town hall with GOP candidate Nikki Haley in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The Gazette's Tom Barton: .@NikkiHaley says veterans should be able go to the doctor or hospital if their choice & use their use GI benefits for things other than education; "and when it comes to the health care of veterans, every member of Congress should have to get their health care from the VA."
Des Moines Register's Amanda Tugade: On the Israel-Hamas war, Haley says there are three priorities: Support Israel. Eliminate Hamas ("not weaken"). Do everything to bring hostages home
The Gazette's Tom Barton: .@NikkiHaley says "two prayers answered" w/ release of two hostages, but warns Biden admin. "Don't fall for it. I have dealt w/ Qatar who did the negotiations. ... They are doing this to earn favor w/ America & they want to try & look good in eyes of America. Don't fall for it."
Iowa Capital Dispatch: Nikki Haley says she would support Israel, strengthen U.S. military as president
Tailgate with Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks – Iowa City, IA
The Gazette's Tom Barton: Haley says America has to "stop acting like it's Sept. 10, because we've got to start remembering what Sept. 12 felt like."
Politico's Natalie Allison: "If Nikki wasn't running for president, I'd nominate her for speaker," @RepMMM jokes at her fundraiser after Nikki Haley steps off the truck bed.
Nikki Haley, Haley Campaign Press Release - Nikki Reminds Iowans "She Who Dares Wins" Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/369799