Nikki Haley appears on ‘SNL,’ says she should’ve previously stated slavery caused Civil War
Studio 8H may be as close as Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is going to get to a debate venue for a bout with former President Donald Trump.
Studio 8H at New York City’s Rockefeller Center may be as close as Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is going to get to a debate venue for a bout with former President Donald Trump.
The former South Carolina governor, who pulled out of a scheduled Republican candidate debate in New Hampshire last month after it was clear Trump would not attend, appeared as herself in a CNN election-year town hall sketch during the “Saturday Night Live” cold open Saturday.
The appearance not only got Haley some face time with a version of the front-runner and her former boss when she was ambassador to the United Nations, it allowed her to correct perhaps her biggest flub on the campaign trail.
Host Ayo Edebiri of television’s “The Bear” appeared as an audience member during the fictitious town hall. She aimed a question at Haley:
“I was just curious, what would you say was the main cause of the Civil War?” she said. “Um, and do you think it starts with an ‘s’ and ends with a ‘lavery’?”
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