Former Republican South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley had an odd answer when attempting to clarify further why she omitted slavery as a reason for what caused the Civil War during an event last week.
Haley reiterated during a CNN town hall on Thursday that she believed slavery was a given as a cause, but also pushed back on fellow GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie for saying her answer was directed in a way so she would not offend some. In her answer, Haley mentioned how she “had black friends growing up.”
“I should have said slavery right off the bat, but if you grow up in South Carolina, literally in second and third grade, you learn about slavery,” Haley said. “You grow up, and you have, you know, I had black friends growing up. It is a very talked-about thing. We have a…
