Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley continues to receive criticism for refusing to name slavery as the cause of the Civil War. Ken Burns, who directed the classic PBS series “The Civil War,” became the latest to chime in on the growing controversy. Post by @kenlburns View on Threads
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GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley now claims the question asking her about the cause of the Civil War was a Democratic Party plot to attack her … Haley wouldn’t say slavery caused the war … Blames Biden for flubbing response… “Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley defended her curious comments about the cause of the … Read more
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GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley refused to say that slavery caused the Civil War. Watch the video of the moment below: