Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Monday accused Democrats of “mourning” the death of Qassem Soleimani, the top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike last week.
In an interview with Fox News, Haley quipped that Democratic candidates for president in 2020 as well as Democratic leadership in the House and Senate were saddened by the loss of Soleimani, who the Trump administration has said was responsible for the death of U.S. troops in Iraq.
“You don’t see anyone standing up for Iran. You’re not hearing any of the Gulf members. You’re not hearing China. You’re not hearing Russia. The only ones that are mourning the loss of Soleimani are our Democrat leadership and our Democrat presidential candidates,” Haley said Monday.
“The only ones mourning the loss of Soleimani are our Democrat leadership and Democrat Presidential candidates.” pic.twitter.com/IZJJqpxkBE
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) January 7, 2020
“This was something that needed to be done and should be celebrated,” she continued. “And I will tell you right now, partisan politics should stop when it comes to foreign policy. This is about America united.”
“We need to be completely behind the president, what he did, because every one of those countries are watching our news media right now, seeing what everyone’s saying,” Haley added. “And this is a moment of strength for the United States. It’s a moment of strength for President Trump.”
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Nikki Haley: Democratic leadership, 2020 Dems are the only people mourning Soleimani death https://t.co/mxDHmIn5Cp pic.twitter.com/lDLhTFni2j
— The Hill (@thehill) January 7, 2020
And here people thought she was leaving the administration before she ended up shaming herself. https://t.co/QOVVVWO1qM
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 7, 2020
Nemo repente fuit turpissimus. https://t.co/3owUxHu1F9
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 7, 2020
<raises regretful hand> https://t.co/g5rR9bvGAW
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) January 7, 2020For what it’s worth, I don’t think she sincerely believes what she’s saying. That’s not a defense. If anything, it makes her performance even more contemptible. https://t.co/pU1F2bArus
— Christian Vanderbrouk (@UrbanAchievr) January 7, 2020
NEW: Nikki Haley doubles down on her Dems/Suleimani claim, with her office telling @thedispatch “Mourning comes in different forms. It doesn’t have to be literally crying over the casket like Ayatollah Khamenei.”
We fact check her recent statements here: https://t.co/9s4gzaUYx0 pic.twitter.com/SB8Xhn5CjN
— Declan Garvey (@declanpgarvey) January 8, 2020
Wasn't true when Nikki Haley said it, isn't true when Doug Collins says it. https://t.co/9s4gzaUYx0 https://t.co/f2s4WGmfDX
— Declan Garvey (@declanpgarvey) January 9, 2020
"You and your squad of Ayatollah sympathizers," says a guy whose party applauds when their leader blows kisses to Putin and Kim Jong Un. These people have zero self-awareness. https://t.co/ZRWSfMGp1S
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 9, 2020
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