Nikki Haley was asked what caused Civil War, did not mention slavery
Newsy
Haley has been surging in recent polling in New Hampshire as she is well ahead of all GOP candidates not named Donald Trump.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is drawing criticism following a New Hampshire town hall Wednesday where a voter asked her the question, "What caused the Civil War?"
"Well, don't come with an easy question or anything," Haley said. "I mean, I think the cause of the Civil War was basically how government was going to run the freedoms and what people could and couldn't do. What do you think the cause of the Civil War was?"
When challenged that her response did not include any mention of slavery, Haley responded, "What do you want me to say about slavery?"
The response instantly drew criticism from Jaime Harrison, chair of the National Democratic National Committee.
"Not stunning if you were a Black resident in South Carolina when she was Governor," Harrison wrote on X. "Same person who said the confederate flag was about tradition & heritage and as a minority woman she was the right person to defend keeping it on state house grounds."
