NBC reporters ridiculed after suggesting DeSantis quoting famous Reagan line was sexist dig at Haley

NBC reporters were ridiculed on social media after they suggested sexism was behind Ron DeSantis's dig at Nikki Haley during the GOP debate that quoted Ronald Reagan.

DeSantis was referencing a famous phrase often uttered by former President Reagan. He used it during his 1976 speech at the GOP convention to describe his vision that the Republican Party platform would stand with "bold, unmistakable colors" in contrast to the Democratic Party platform. However, the meaning behind the phrase seemed to go over several NBC reporters' heads during their coverage of the debate.  Kristine Parks is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Read more.

"A color scheme, ‘pale pastel’ or otherwise, is not the way you attack a presidential candidate," NBC News reporter Ali Vitali wrote on X. She questioned if DeSantis was making a sexist remark about Haley's wardrobe choices.