No one is more tough on Russia than she is, it's a slip of the tongue country | Russia | slip of the tongue
According to the Associated Press on June 3rd, Nikki Haley, a strong contender for the Republican presidential candidate in the United States, stated in an interview that the US military needs to "ally" with non European countries, including Russia, to strengthen global security. Her campaign team later claimed that Haley's statement was a slip of the tongue.
According to reports, Haley, who served as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations during the Trump era, talked on a WMUR-TV program on May 31 about areas she believes the United States can pay more attention to. She first mentioned the "Arab world" and said that the United States needs Arab countries to "join forces with us" to confront Iran.
Haley continued, "Saudi Arabia has reached a deal with China, which is not favorable to us. We need them to join forces with us, and then we need to ally with other countries such as Russia, Australia, Japan, Israel, etc."
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According to reports, on June 3rd, Heili's campaign team stated that it was a slip of the tongue for him to put Russia together with other countries.
"This is completely absurd, she is clearly wrong," Ken Farnasso, spokesperson for the Haley campaign team, told the Associated Press. "No one is more forceful towards Russia than Nikki Haley," the spokesperson said
According to the report, when asked to comment on the interview with WMUR-TV television, Haley referred to Russia as an "enemy" and referred to Russian President Putin as a "villain" in a statement to the Associated Press.