Nikki Haley found herself virtually debating former President Donald Trump during a "Saturday Night Live" sketch. Haley, playing herself in a CNN town hall parody, interacted with a version of Trump, portrayed by James Austin Johnson. The sketch allowed Haley to address a previous gaffe about the Civil War's causes, acknowledging she should have acknowledged slavery as a primary factor. The sketch also depicted Trump confusing Haley with Nancy Pelosi, echoing his real-life remarks at a New Hampshire rally.
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00:02 Nikki Haley found herself virtually debating former President Donald Trump during a Saturday
00:06 night live sketch. Haley, playing herself in a CNN town hall parody, interacted with a version
00:12 of Trump portrayed by James Austin Johnson. The sketch allowed Haley to address a previous gap
00:17 about the Civil War causes, acknowledging she should have acknowledged slavery as a primary
00:22 factor. The sketch also depicted Trump confusing Haley with Nancy Pelosi, echoing his real-life
00:27 remarks at a New Hampshire rally. The exchange between Haley and the Trump character includes
00:32 jabs about mental competency, financial acumen, and birthplace insuations, highlighting the
00:37 contentious nature of their political rivalry. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.