Byron Donalds flames Haley over not mentioning slavery when asked about the Civil War

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds scathed former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley for not mentioning “slavery” as the cause of the American Civil War at a campaign event this week.

“What was the cause of the United States Civil War?” the voter asked this week.

“Well, don’t come with an easy question […] the cause of the Civil War was, basically, how the government was gonna run,” she said. “The freedoms, and what people could or couldn’t do – what do you think the cause of the Civil War was?”

She did not mention the word “slavery,” but focused on how government shouldn’t tell people what they “can and can’t do.”

“Psst Nikki… the answer is slavery PERIOD,” Donalds said.

“This really doesn’t matter because Trump is going to be the nominee,” he said. “Trump 2024!”

“It’s astonishing to me that you answer that question without mentioning the word ‘slavery,’” the voter said, to which Haley moved to the next question.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign said Thursday morning that she “doesn’t have what it takes to win” after she blamed the voter for being a “Democrat plant.”

Thursday morning, per the New Hampshire Journal, Haley clarified her comments, saying “of course the Civil War was about slavery.”

“That’s the easy party,” she said. “Yes, I know it was about slavery. I am from the South.”

Haley went on to claim that Democrats are “sending plants” to her events.

“It was definitely a Democrat plant,” she said. “When I asked him, he didn’t want to answer. He didn’t give reporters his name.”

Haley didn’t explain her comments until Thursday morning, but before that, the DeSantis campaign pounced on the perceived blunder.

“It’s been 12 hours and Nikki Haley still hasn’t offered an explanation for her comments,” the campaign said. “What’s the hold up?”

“Yikes,” the campaign said Wednesday. “Local New Hampshire stations are already covering Nikki Haley’s disastrous town hall tonight where she declined to mention ‘slavery’ when asked ‘What was the cause of the Civil War?’”