Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said she was"showing a lot of restraint" when she called fellow Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy"scum" after he invoked her daughter's use of TikTok during the GOP debate on Wednesday.
"He doesn’t think we should be helping Israel. He thinks that we should let Putin have Ukraine. He's fine with using Taiwan until we have all the chips we need, and then he'll give it out. You look at Ron DeSantis. He says that Ukraine is a territorial dispute. We've got real issues on that debate stage that differentiate us, and that’s what I wanted to talk about. He threw a petty shot there. It says more about him than it does about me," she added.
When asked again about calling Ramaswamy"scum" during the debate, Haley said that she showed"restraint" but did not wish to proceed any further with commenting on her GOP primary rival. Haley then responded to former President Donald Trump's criticisms of her during a rally he held last night in Florida, instead of participating in the debate. She reiterated that she believes the country does not want an older president such as Biden or Trump in 2024.