DES MOINES, Iowa — Nikki Haley was tough, passionate, and real tonight on the town hall stage with Fox News. She called out Joe Biden for his hypocrisy on racial issues. She called out Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis for their many lies on Haley's comments on Hillary Clinton, her Social Security record, and her immigration record. She showed moral clarity on Ukraine and offered concrete solutions on inflation, education, and the border crisis.
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Fox News: Nikki Haley: I don't need Biden to lecture me about this
Fox News: Nikki Haley: Ron DeSantis is desperate
The Hill: Haley fires back at Biden for 'lecturing' her over Civil War remarks
The Hill: Haley calls for Biden to be fired over Austin controversy
Jackson Richman, Epoch Times: Nikki Haley on Biden taking a shot at Haley on initial Civil War answer: For Biden to give a political speech at Mother Emanuel "is offensive in itself. I don't need someone who palled around with segregationists in the 70s and has said racist comments, all the way through his career, lecturing me or anyone in South Carolina, about what it means to have racism slavery or anything related to the Civil War." #FoxNewsTownhall
Meg Kinnard, Associated Press: Off the top, Nikki Haley calls Biden's Civil War comments today - aimed at her - at Mother Emanuel in Charleston "offensive": "I don't need someone who palled around w/ segregationists in the Senate ... lecturing me or anyone in SC about what it means to have racism."
Dylan Wells, Washington Post: Nikki Haley hits Biden for his Mother Emanuel visit, arguing it's offensive to deliver a political speech there. "I don't need someone who palled around with segregationists in the 70s & has said racist comments all the way through his career lecturing me or anyone in SC..."
Byron York, Washington Examiner: On Fox News town hall, Nikki Haley is asked about Biden slam at her over slavery and civil war. Haley speaks in great detail about Emanuel AME shootings, adds that she doesn't need someone 'who palled around with segregationists in the 1970s' to lecture her.
Caitlin Byrd, Post and Courier: Fox News Town Hall getting underway here in Des Moines. Nikki Haley says Biden delivering a political speech at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church "is offensive in itself." #chsnews #scpol #IowaCaucus
Shelby Talcott, Semafor: "I appreciate all the attention President Trump is giving me. It's quite sweet and thoughtful of him, but he's lying about it," Haley says, responding to team Trump's latest ad hitting her on immigration.
Byron York, Washington Examiner: On Fox News town hall, Nikki Haley is asked about Trump's criticism of her on border. 'Just because President Trump says something doesn't make it true,' Haley responds. Says of Trump, 'he's lying' about her record.
Philip Wegmann, RealClearPolitics: "First, I have a problem with the fact that Biden is not talking to his Secretary of Defense every single day," Nikki Haley tells Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum "Secondly," Haley adds that Biden didn't "even know" Defense Sec. Austin was "in the hospital in intensive care."
Brandon Conradis, The Hill: Haley gets applause in Iowa when she says "chaos follows" Trump.
Byron York, Washington Examiner: On Fox News town hall, audience member asks Haley for some Trump policies she would bring back. Haley says Trump 'was good at breaking things,' but 'now is the time we have to fix things.'
Paul Steinhauser, Fox News: 2024 Watch-Moments ago at the Bret Baier Martha MacCallum Fox News town hall in Des Moines, Iowa - #GOP presidential candidate @NikkiHaley comes down from the stage and shakes hands and speaks with some of the audience members
Nikki Haley, Haley Campaign Press Release - In Fox News Town Hall, Haley Gets Tough on Her Opponents Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/370135