“No one has been tougher on Russia than Nikki Haley.”Īsked to comment on the interview, Ms Haley, in a statement to AP, called the country an “enemy” and referred to Vladimir Putin as a “thug.” “I fought them at the UN and I will continue to fight them,” Ms Haley said. “This is completely ridiculous, she obviously misspoke,” spokesman Ken Farnaso told The Associated Press on Saturday. On Saturday, Ms Haley’s campaign said the candidate misspoke. “We need to start focusing on the allies that we have besides the Europeans and make sure that we have more friends – one, for our needs, so that we’re not dependent on an enemy for energy or medicines or anything else, and then two, to make sure that we build those alliances so that the world is more safe.” We need them to be with us, and then we need to align with others, Russia, Australia, Japan, Israel,” Haley added. “You see Saudi Arabia making deals with China, that’s not good for us. By accessing any information beyond this page, you agree to abide by the Privacy Policy, Code of Conduct, and Terms and Conditions.Nikki Haley, the Republican presidential hopeful, suggested that the United States “needs to align” with countries including Russia in a major gaffe on the campaign trail.Īsked by WMUR-TV to talk about regions of the world which she felt the US could pay more attention to, Ms Haley, who served the Trump administration as United Nations ambassador, first said “the Arab world,” saying the US needs Arab countries “to kind of join with us” on opposing Iran. No portion of may be duplicated, redistributed or manipulated in any form.

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