Nikki Haley addresses Civil War comment following mounting backlash: 'I should have said slavery right away'
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2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley responded to critics across the political aisle for her comment on the cause of the Civil War.
"The first thing I should have said was slavery," Haley said on "Cavuto Live" Saturday. "I completely agree with that. When you grow up in the South, slavery is a given. Like when you think of the Civil War, you know it was about slavery. That's never been in question." Madeline Coggins is a Digital Production Assistant on the Fox News flash team with Fox News Digital.
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