CNN By Ebony Davis, CNN Berlin, New Hampshire (CNN) — Nikki Haley on Thursday sought to clarify her comments about the Civil War one day after a voter in New Hampshire called her out for not mentioning slavery as a cause of the war. “I mean, of course the Civil War was about slavery,” Haley
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Thursday addressed the backlash to her Wednesday night comments about what she thought was the cause of the American Civil War.
Asked during a town hall in Berlin, New Hampshire, what she believed had caused the war, Haley talked about the role of government, replying that it was about “the freedoms of what people could and couldn’t do.”
Presidential candidate Nikki Haley, who once governed a state at the heart of the former Confederacy, has a particularly complicated record on issues of race.
Asked in a town hall what she thought caused the war, Haley talked about the role of government and “the freedoms of what people could and couldn't do.”
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Thursday that while the Civil War was about slavery, the "bigger issue" was about government intrusion.
Asked during a town hall in Berlin, New Hampshire, what she believed had caused the Civil War, Haley replied that it involved 'the freedoms of what people could and couldn't do.'
At a campaign event in New Hampshire Wednesday, the former S.C. governor didn't mention slavery as a cause of the Civil War, sparking controversy. Now she's walking back those comments.
Democrats and supporters of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Wednesday after she refused to name slavery as the primary cause of the Civil War.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is facing widespread backlash for comments she made about the U.S. Civil War during a New Hampshire town hall Wednesday.
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley defended failing to mention slavery as the cause of the Civil War Thursday morning, accusing a town hall attendee who asked her the question the previous nigh…
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was asked at a New Hampshire town hall about the reason for the Civil War, and she didn't mention slavery in her response. She walked back her comments hours later.
By Ebony Davis, CNN Berlin, New Hampshire (CNN) — Nikki Haley was confronted on Wednesday by a voter in New Hampshire who called her out for not mentioning slavery in her response to his question about the cause of the Civil War.
Nikki Haley’s remarks were a tacit acknowledgment that the party of Lincoln has settled comfortably into its status as a revanchist minority-white party.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is walking back an answer she gave to a voter about the reason for the Civil War that didn’t include a mention of slavery.
Republican presidential primary candidate Nikki Haley did not mention slavery while responding to someone who asked her about the cause of the U.S. Civil War.Haley responded to the question by saying that she thought the cause "was basically how government was gonna run, the freedoms and what people…
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley responded Thursday to her Wednesday evening comments where she failed to mention slavery as the reason for the Civil War.
