‘Wakeness is a virus, more dangerous than any pandemic’: Nikki Haley attacks ‘socialist’ Democrats and says she ‘can’t believe what Biden is letting China get away with’ in CPAC speech
- The Republican presidential candidate claimed President Biden is having US troops complete “gender pronoun classes” rather than combat training
- The former United Nations ambassador and governor of South Carolina called China the “strongest and most disciplined enemy we have ever faced.”
- “I can’t believe what Joe Biden is letting China get away with,” she said
Nikki Haley, in a speech Friday, said the Democratic Party is now “socialist” and said “wake” is more dangerous than any public health crisis.
“The Democratic Party is now a socialist party. Bernie Sanders and AOC are at least honest about it,” said a crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). “Socialism weakens our country at the worst possible moment.”
And after a coronavirus pandemic that killed 1.13 million Americans, Haley said, “Wakeness is a virus more dangerous than any pandemic — hands down.”
The former United Nations ambassador and governor of South Carolina called China the “strongest and most disciplined enemy we have ever faced.”
“I can’t believe what Joe Biden is letting China get away with,” she said. “Never in my life did I think Americans would look up at the sky and see a Chinese spy balloon looking back at us.”
Nikki Haley, in a speech Friday, said the Democratic Party is now “socialist” and said “wake” is more dangerous than any public health crisis
“Chinese companies now own more than 380,000 acres of American soil, some right next to our military bases,” Haley continued. ‘What do we do? We should never allow an enemy to buy land in our country.’
The Republican presidential candidate claimed President Biden is having US troops complete “gender pronoun classes” rather than combat training.
“A strong military does not start wars. A strong military prevents wars,” she said. “I will bring the same strength to the White House that I brought to the United Nations.”
Haley touted her work at the UN by compiling a list of nations and checking how often they voted with the US and how much US aid was given to them.
“They stab us in the back and then turn around with their hands out and want our money,” she said. “To this day we continue to provide foreign aid to Pakistan, Iraq, the Palestinians and even communist Cuba and China.”
“We have to stop trying to buy friends. All we do is pay off enemies. When I’m President, we will stop giving money to countries that hate America!’
“Never in my life did I think Americans would look up at the sky and see a Chinese spy balloon looking back at us,” Haley said
On Friday’s second full day of CPAC, there were many empty seats
After calling for mental competency tests and term limits, Haley slammed both Biden and congressional Republicans for increasing the national debt after Republicans brought back earmarking last year.
‘[Biden] has put us on track to add another $20 trillion over the next 10 years. And by the way — some Republicans helped with that,” she said. “We need to stop earmarking and pet projects – once and for all!”
Haley entered the presidential race in mid-February but is currently well behind former President Trump – who has already made a bid – and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has not yet done so.
Trump leads the field in a hypothetical matchup with 55 percent of GOP primary/caucus voters, and DeSantis trails him by 25 percent, according to an Emerson College poll released this week. Vice President Mike Pence is behind at 8 percent and Haley is behind him at 5 percent.