What Nikki Haley doesn't get about the January 6 fight
CNN
During an appearance on Fox Monday night, former UN Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was asked for her take on the ongoing fight between Donald Trump and Mike Pence over the 2020 election and its aftermath. Here's the key part of what she said:
"I will always say, I'm not a fan of Republicans going after Republicans because the only ones that win when that happens are the Democrats and the media, and we have to keep our eyes on 2022."
Which, OK. She's not wrong from a purely political standpoint. But she is also sort of missing the point -- and, in so doing, minimizing exactly what's at stake here.
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