In defense of Nikki Haley

Published February 19, 2021 1:13pm ET



Nikki Haley has taken some heat recently. Does she deserve it?

In an interview with Politico published last week, Haley pointedly criticized former President Donald Trump for his post-election behavior and the riotous debacle at the Capitol on Jan. 6. Said Haley: “We need to acknowledge he let us down … He went down a path he shouldn’t have, and we shouldn’t have followed him, and we shouldn’t have listened to him. And we can’t let that ever happen again.”

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