New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu says Nikki Haley’s Civil War feedback have been a ‘mistake’

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, who has endorsed Nikki Haley, mentioned Sunday that the Republican presidential candidate’s remarks concerning the Civil War have been a “mistake.”

Ms. Haley, a former governor of South Carolina, failed to say slavery when prompted final week about the reason for the Civil War, spurning swift backlash that compelled her to make clear her feedback in subsequent public appearances.

“She cleared it up quickly, right?” Mr. Sununu mentioned on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Obviously, if something needs to be cleared up a bit, you know you wish you had said it a little differently the first time, but it was quickly cleared up.”

The morning after her authentic remarks, Ms. Haley mentioned the Civil War was “of course” about slavery however that it was additionally about particular person freedoms and authorities management.

“I think she was talking more to the freedoms and liberties that we want for every American and the lessons that come out of that going forward,” Mr. Sununu mentioned.

He added that Ms. Haley “skipped over the obvious” reply.