Haley, DeSantis Trade Insults in Heated Debate Ahead of Iowa Caucuses

DES MOINES, Iowa — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley “another mealy-mouthed politician” who represents a “warmed-over corporatism” beholden to “woke” Wall Street donors, caves under pressure from the left, and so often says different things to different groups that she suffers from “ballistic podiatry, shooting herself in the foot.”

Ms. Haley said Mr. DeSantis has “switched his policies multiple times in trying to copy Trump,” is running an incompetent campaign with a top donor beholden to China, and lies so often, “you can’t trust what he says,” especially about her, as documented on a website created by her campaign exclusively dedicated to his claims.

The two Republican presidential candidates, competing to stand out as the primary challenger to the front-running former President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination, engaged in a slugfest during a two-hour debate at Drake University on Jan. 11. With little focus on policy, the debate was filled with snappy insults and slap-downs, occurring just four days before the Iowa caucuses kick off the 2024 election cycle.

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