Donald Trump and his team attack Governor.Nikey Haley Racially as being exposed

Trump supporters attack Nikki Haley’s Indian heritage

January 14, 2016 http://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2016/01/14/nikki-haley-caught-in-trumps-crosshairs/

Haley had warned Americans not to follow the angriest voices in politics.

By Arun Kumar

Nikki Haley’s call to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump to tamp down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric won praise from Republicans and Democrats alike, but the real estate mogul was not amused. Supporters of Trump were angered that Haley called him out and many took to Twitter and mocked her Indian heritage, making fun of her Indian given name.

“Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference,” South Carolina’s Indian-American governor said in the Republican Party’s response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night.

“That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume,” she said without naming Trump, who has rattled the Republican establishment with his rhetoric particularly his call to temporarily bar all Muslims from entering the US.

Haley acknowledged on Wednesday morning that she was referring to Trump when she warned Americans not to follow the angriest voices in politics.

“Mr. Trump has definitely contributed to what I think is just irresponsible talk,” the daughter of Sikh immigrants from India told NBC.

The remarks drew praise from many Republicans and Democrats and even the White House for “willing to do something that a lot of other leading Republicans have been unwilling to do, which is to actually articulate a commitment to some core American values.”

“Look, that doesn’t mean that we agree with Governor Haley on everything; we surely don’t,” Obama’s press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters.

“But her willingness to stand up for some important principles was noted, and it took courage. And for that, she deserves credit,” he said.

White House chief of staff Denis McDonough also expressed approval for Haley. “I have a lot of admiration for the governor,” McDonough said Wednesday describing parts of her speech as “admirable.”

Haley’s speech also renewed speculation that she would be a strong pick as a vice-presidential candidate.

Haley told NBC that she hadn’t thought about any of the vice-presidential rumours, but added: “If a candidate wanted to sit down and talk, I would sit down and talk. That’s a big decision.”

Later she told CNN that she considered Trump a friend and urged the billionaire not to take her comments personally and said that she also had concerns about some of his rivals.

But Trump would have none of it. “She’s very weak on illegal immigration,” Trump told Fox News making it clear that Haley was unlikely to be his running mate for the Nov 8 presidential election.

“Well, considering I’m leading in the polls by a lot, I wouldn’t say she’s off to a good start” to be his vice presidential candidate, Trump said. “Whoever I pick is also going to be very strong on illegal immigration.”

He also suggested that Haley was a hypocrite saying “Over the years, she’s asked me for a hell of a lot of money in campaign contributions.”

The reviews were more mixed among other Republican presidential candidates. Former Florida governor Jeb Bush described her speech as “remarkable” for talking about a “broader hopeful, optimistic Republican message.”

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida also said he was “impressed” with Haley. But former HP chief executive Carly Fiorina argued that Americans have a right to be angry about issues such as illegal immigration.

Ann Coulter, the conservative commentator, said that Trump should deport Haley even though she was born in the US.

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Trump Slams Nikki Haley for Being 'Very Weak' on Immigration

By PTI

Published: 14th January 2016 11:51 AM

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  "I'm very strong on illegal immigration. She's weak on illegal immigration. I mean, she's very, very weak on it and it's a problem. She's big on amnesty but very weak on illegal immigration. And so therefore we have a disagreement," Trump told. | File AFP

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has hit back at Indian-American South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley for being "very weak" on immigration, a day after she took a jab at the Republican presidential front-runner over the issue.

Trump also taking a swipe at her for asking campaign contributions from him.

"I'm very strong on illegal immigration. She's weak on illegal immigration. I mean, she's very, very weak on it and it's a problem. She's big on amnesty but very weak on illegal immigration. And so therefore we have a disagreement," Trump told the MSNBC news.

He was responding to questions on remarks by Haley Tuesday night in the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address in which she was critical of the immigration policies of Trump.

In her impressive nine-minute speech that launched her into national politics, Haley criticised Obama's policies but also tried to jab her party's White House front-runner Trump by urging Americans to resist "the siren call of the angriest voices" on immigration.

Haley, however, later urged Trump not to take her criticism personally.

Trump said, "I mean, she comes up to my office when she wants campaign contributions and I've given her tremendous contributions over the years. But I guess now that I'm running (for President), she doesn't like me quite as much. She liked me better when I was a giver of contributions than she does when I'm not," Trump said, adding that he is leading in Haley's state of South Carolina.

"I don't know her attitude. I haven't spoken to her in quite a while. But she's a very nice woman, a very good woman. But I disagree with her politically and obviously she disagrees with me politically on immigration," Trump said.

"I want people to come into the country, but I want them to come in legally, and that's a very big distinction. And she's just very weak on the subject. And that's something that doesn't play very well with me," the New York-based real estate tycoon said.

"I'm only doing this to make America great again. We're a country that is doing poorly. You can't believe what you heard last night because the fact is our economy is terrible. One of the weakest weakest recovery on record, and by far the weakest recovery ever on record," Trump said.

"The median income for people is lower now than it was Barack Obama took office. You look at the African-Americans, they're doing worse than they've ever done, and we have an African-American president. They're doing worse than they've ever done. You see what's happening," he said in response to a question.

At a news conference in South Carolina, Haley acknowledged that she took campaign contribution from Trump and that they are good friends.

"I consider Mr Trump a friend. He was a supporter. He supported me in both campaigns," the two time Governor of South Carolina said.

"But just because you disagree with someone doesn't mean you're not a friend. That's the thing is, you shouldn't take these things personally. When I say it about my other friends that are running for president, they don't throw stones," she said.

"And so what I say to Mr Trump is, don't take it personally. This is just something that we learned in South Carolina that I'm passing it along. Take it if you want and don't take it if you don't. But I think our country will be better if we take it," Haley said.