Haley Fires Back at Biden Over His Criticism of Her Civil War Comments

The GOP presidential candidate fired back at President Joe Biden on Jan. 8 for taking a shot at her initially not naming slavery as a cause of the Civil War.

Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley addresses the crowd during a campaign stop at the Nevada Fairgrounds community building in Nevada, Iowa on Dec. 18, 2023. Iowa Republicans will be the first to select their party's nominee for the 2024 presidential race when they go to caucus on Jan. 15, 2024. Scott Olson/Getty Images

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley fired back at President Joe Biden on Jan. 8 for taking a shot at her for not initially naming slavery as a cause of the Civil War.

“They embraced what is known as the ‘lost cause,’ the self-serving lie that the Civil War was not about slavery but about states’ rights. That was a lie, with terrible consequences,” said President Biden, referring to Confederates at a speech in South Carolina, where Ms. Haley was governor between 2011 and 2017.