‘Say it to my face': Haley again calls for debate with Trump

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - Former South Carolina Gov. and presidential candidate Nikki Haley is again calling for a debate with Republican primary challenger Donald Trump after comments he made on Saturday.

“Where’s her husband? He’s away,” Trump said during a rally at Coastal Carolina University. “What happened to her husband? Where is he? He’s gone.”

Haley responded on X saying her husband, Michael, was currently deployed as part of his military service. She took aim at Trump again during a campaign event in Lexington later in the day.

“In that rally, he mocked my husband’s military service. And I’ll say this: Donald if you have something to say, don’t say it behind my back. Get on a debate stage and say it to my face,” she said before a crowd of supporters.

Either Donald Trump is openly insulting military families, or he got confused again and doesn’t know my husband is deployed. Either way, he isn’t up to the task of leading the greatest fighting force in the world. pic.twitter.com/CQQ9pN9qYZ
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) February 11, 2024