“Well, what do you want me to say about slavery?” Nikki Haley’s Answer to New Hampshire Town Hall Question on the Cause of the Civil War Stuns Questioner
Speaking at a town hall in Berlin, New Hampshire, Wednesday night, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, the former governor of first to secede slave state South Carolina, was asked what the cause of the Civil War was. Haley gave a discourse about protecting people’s freedoms from government (which would have been an excellent answer to a different question). The answer stunned her questioner because Haley failed to mention slavery. When called out, Haley responded, “Well, what do you want me to say about slavery?”, and then moved on to another question.
Nikki Haley speaks at a town hall in Berlin New Hampshire, December 27, 2023, pool video screen image via WMUR-TV/YouTube.
Video of the Q&A has gone viral, being posted by the DeSantis campaign and the Biden-Harris campaign.
