Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley received some chuckles after summing up what she digs about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis towards the conclusion of Wednesday’s GOP major debate.
The Florida governor, when requested what he admires about Haley, declared that she “spoke out strongly” on key points when she served as a United Nations ambassador and famous his spouse Casey’s ties to South Carolina.
Haley, nevertheless, stored her reply quick.
“I think he’s been a good governor,” replied Haley, whose curt response received gentle laughs from the group — and a smile out of DeSantis — on the CNN-hosted debate.
Haley’s response got here in a debate that she spent criticizing DeSantis for his “lies,” his presidential marketing campaign and his file as Florida governor.
Former President Donald Trump, the present GOP front-runner, didn’t seem on the newest Republican major debate and as an alternative participated in counterprogramming over at Fox News.
The former president has maintained his lead over DeSantis by over 48 share factors on common in nationwide polls, in line with FiveThirtyEight.