The smear merchants at Media Matters have now attacked Nikki Haley claiming she said something she clearly did not say. First, here’s the interview clip that a Media Matters researcher posted:
Nikki Haley says the Confederate flag was about "service, and sacrifice, and heritage" until Dylan Roof "hijacked" it pic.twitter.com/pqdhKIezRl
— Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) December 6, 2019
They write “Nikki Haley says the Confederate flag was about “service, and sacrifice, and heritage” until Dylan Roof “hijacked” it.” But she didn’t say that at all. Here’s a few rebuttals that Haley retweeted in her timeline:
From Phillip Klein: To be clear, she wasn’t saying she viewed the flag that way, but arguing many South Carolinians viewed it that way. (she says “people saw it as…”) She used a similar equivocation in her announcement on removing the flag.
From Reagan Battalion:
Thank you ❤️🇺🇸 https://t.co/zNWJ1XiVAa
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) December 6, 2019
Haley also tweeted this to remind people that she actually took the confederate flag down:
2015 was a painful time for our state.The pain was and is still real. Below was my call for the removal of the Confederate flag & I stand by it. I continue to be proud of the people of SC and how we turned the hate of a killer into the love for each other.https://t.co/xXanJ8LPTV
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) December 6, 2019
And lastly, she retweeted this:
I hope every conservative rains hell into the mentions of every blue check on this site sharing that smearing Media Matters tweet about Nikki Haley. It's pure garbage and any journalist who wants respect from the general public should never share another one of their posts again.
— Caleb Hull 🎅🏻🎁 (@CalebJHull) December 6, 2019
I’d elaborate more but I’d just be repeating what they said. I think they all nailed it pretty well.