Nikki Haley targets Trump during Saturday Night Live appearance for refusal to debate

Published February 4, 2024 1:11pm ET



2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley made a guest appearance on Saturday Night Live to poke fun at former President Donald Trump for his refusal to debate her on the campaign trail.

Haley appeared in the skit as a “concerned South Carolina voter” attending a CNN Town Hall, during which she asked Trump, who was being played by James Austin Johnson, why “won’t you debate Nikki Haley?”

In response, the skit’s Trump identified the former U.N. ambassador as “the woman who was in charge of security on Jan. 6,” a nod to when the former president appeared to mix up Haley and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).

The skit also poked fun at various stories surrounding Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, including a report Trump has spent $50 million of his donor funds to fight his legal battles.

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