Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley once again criticized former President Trump for comments mocking her deployed husband, calling the “rogue golf ball” the closest the former president has ever come to combat. Stated.
“The closest thing Donald Trump has ever been to harm is when a rogue golf ball hits his cart. He doesn’t understand the sacrifices made by those in uniform. It’s not surprising,” Haley said. I wrote to Xformerly Twitter.
President Trump criticized Haley’s husband, who was deployed to Africa with the South Carolina Army National Guard last June, for not joining Haley on the campaign trail at a rally in South Carolina on Saturday.
Since then, Haley has responded by calling Trump’s comments “an insult to military families” and releasing a campaign ad Monday highlighting Trump’s past comments mocking veterans.
She also addressed President Trump’s comments in an interview with Fox News on Monday, calling them “disgusting.”
“How dare you sit there and make fun of me for not being with you in the presidential campaign because my husband is deployed and serving his country. You’re making fun of one veteran, but you’re making fun of all veterans. It’s mocking,” she said. SaidHe noted that President Trump has previously targeted military personnel and veterans.
“Trump’s problem is he’s never been close to being in uniform. Apparently he had some reason to say he couldn’t do it. But the reality is that he’s never come close to doing harm. “The golf cart was hit by a golf ball,” she said.
Haley appears to be referring to a draft deferment granted to Trump during the Vietnam War because of bone spurs in his feet.
“They sacrifice for us every day. They are willing to shed their blood. Those are the values that made this country great. And as he continues to say to the military, “Anyone who makes excuses for being there is making a big mistake,” she said.
Asked about Haley’s latest attack, Trump campaign spokesman Stephen Chan defended Haley in a statement.
“For our nation’s military, there is no greater warrior than President Trump. Nikki Haley likes to talk about her foreign policy chops, but by capitulating to China and sending our troops into unnecessary conflicts, there is no greater warrior than President Trump.” “Advocating a war represents the last American policy that she is very fond of,” Chan said.
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