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Nikki Haley was the governor of South Carolina 2011-2017 and then served as President Donald Trump's ambassador to the UN in 2017 and 2018.

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Nikki Haley
stated on October 5, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

Says that Nikita Khrushchev said, “Your children's children will live under communism. You Americans are so gullible. No, you won't accept communism outright; but, we will keep feeding you small doses of socialism until you will finally wake up and find you already have Communism.”

By Madison Czopek • October 9, 2020
Nikki Haley
stated on August 24, 2020 in a Republican convention speech:

Says Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “want massive tax hikes on working families.”

By Louis Jacobson • August 25, 2020
Nikki Haley
stated on January 6, 2020 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity:

Says the Democratic leadership and presidential candidates "are mourning the loss of (Qassem) Soleimani"

By Louis Jacobson • January 7, 2020
Nikki Haley
stated on October 26, 2019 in an email:

Candidates who are supporting the Green New Deal are "promoting abortion in third world countries to control the population!"

By Tom Kertscher • November 1, 2019
Nikki Haley
stated on October 15, 2017 in comments on ABC:

"And I think that his engagement with Congress is something that never happened under President Obama. They were never allowed to debate it. They were never allowed to discuss it. So, now Congress is going to be fully engaged on the threats of Iran."

By Allison Colburn • October 19, 2017

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stated on May 2, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Nikki Haley “white-washed” her name because she thought it “would give her a better chance than the name Nimrata Randhawa.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 6, 2021

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