In an interview with Fox News, GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley said “We are not a racist country.” When asked by host Brian Kilmeade if the GOP is a racist party, Haley made a broader point that the US has “never been a racist country.” We’re not a racist country, Brian. We’ve never been a racist country,” she said. “Our goal is to make sure that today is better than yesterday. Are we perfect? No. But our goal is always to make sure we try and be more perfect every day that we can.”I know I faced racism when I was growing up. But I can tell you, today is much better than it was then. Our goal is to lift everybody. Do not go and divide people on race gender or party or anything else. We’ve had enough of that in America,” she added. Her campaign later affirmed Haley’s statement.“America has always had racism, but America has never been a racist country,” a campaign spokesman said. “The liberal media always fails to get that distinction. It can throw a fit, but that doesn’t change Nikki’s belief that America is special because its people always strive to do better and live up to our founding ideals of freedom and equality.”Haley previously faced criticism for failing to mention slavery when initially asked by a voter about the cause of the Civil War during a town hall last month. Following mounting backlash, Haley said “of course” slavery was the cause of the Civil War, adding she assumed it was a “given.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen--5194379/support.
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