Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley bought some chuckles after summing up what she digs about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis towards the conclusion of Wednesday’s GOP major debate.
The Florida governor, when requested what he admires about Haley, declared that she “spoke out strongly” on key points when she served as a United Nations ambassador and famous his spouse Casey’s ties to South Carolina.
Haley, nonetheless, saved her reply brief.
“I think he’s been a good governor,” replied Haley, whose curt response bought mild laughs from the gang – and a smile out of DeSantis – on the CNN-hosted debate.
“OK,” replied moderator and CNN host Jake Tapper.
The debate, which occurred hours after former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie dropped out of the 2024 race, arrived forward of the Iowa caucuses on Monday.
Haley’s response got here in a debate that she spent criticizing DeSantis for his “lies,” his presidential marketing campaign and his report as Florida governor.
Former President Donald Trump, the present GOP front-runner, didn’t seem on the newest Republican major debate and as a substitute participated in counterprogramming over at Fox News.
The former president has maintained his lead over DeSantis by over 48 proportion factors on common in nationwide polls, in accordance with FiveThirtyEight.
