Haley Criticizes Biden's Speech at Charleston Church, Accuses Him of Racism
The Republican presidential candidate continues to face scrutiny for her comments on the Civil War and the Confederate flag.
- Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has criticized President Joe Biden for giving a 'political speech' at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, where nine Black people were murdered by a white supremacist in 2015.
- Haley responded to Biden's comments during his speech, in which he stated that slavery was the cause of the Civil War, a fact Haley had previously failed to mention when asked about the war's causes.
- Haley accused Biden of having a history of making racist comments and associating with segregationists in the 1970s.
- Biden's speech at the Charleston church was interrupted by protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
- Haley has been under scrutiny for her comments about the Civil War and her defense of the Confederate flag during her tenure as governor of South Carolina.