Haley plugs DeSantis ‘lies’ website 16 times during debate 

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley embedded rival Ron DeSantis' “lies” on her website 16 times during Wednesday's CNN Republican presidential debate.

Haley's effort was aimed at drawing attention to the Florida governor's untruths, but the tactic also drew criticism from experts and online due to repeated references to DeSantisLies.com. there were.

“What we're trying to do is, instead of having him go and tell all the lies, he can go to DeSantislies.com and look at all of them,” Haley said of the head-to-head competition between the two candidates. He spoke early on. Showdown. “There are at least 20 more lies he has told about me, and you can see where the fact checkers will tell you exactly what's going to happen and why it's wrong.”

Haley mentioned “DeSantisLies.com” at 15 other points during the two-hour program, according to emergency recordings provided by the station.

She interrupted Mr. DeSantis' answer to an immigration-related question, saying, “That's not true. DeSantislies.com.”

“It's a shame he had to launch Desantislies.com. Honestly, I wish he had spent as much time proving why he thinks he would be a good president I would have done better then,” she said at another point.

After the event, DeSantis dismissed Haley's accusations that she was lying.

“I don't think her response, just constantly saying, 'You're lying,' doesn't pass that smell test,” he told CNN in an interview after the debate.

The one-on-one debate was heated as Haley and DeSantis competed for second place in former President Donald Trump's Republican presidential race. Although eligible to take the stage, former President Trump was absent from Wednesday's clash in order to hold his own town hall.

The debate comes just days before the crucial Iowa caucuses begin the Republican presidential nominating cycle. DeSantis and Haley are traveling the state to get to the polls, and Florida's governor is investing heavily in the Hawkeye State.

But polls show Trump as the clear front-runner in the state, and observers say Haley or DeSantis are in second place, a signal of who stands out as the top candidate to replace Trump going forward. We are paying attention to the third place result.