Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy Trade Barbs, This Time Over Big-Dollar Donors

The fourth Republican presidential debate in Alabama had a narrowed field, with only Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, and Vivek Ramaswamy taking the stage. The event, hosted by NewsNation and moderated by Megyn Kelly, Elizabeth Vargas, and Eliana Johnson, showed entrepreneur Ramaswamy challenging fellow candidate Haley on her knowledge of Ukraine.

During a discussion on the conflict with Russia, Ramaswamy asked Haley to name three provinces in eastern Ukraine. Haley, a former US ambassador to the United Nations, seemed unable to name even one province. The camera held its focus on Haley, where her expression remained impassive.

“Look at that,” Ramaswamy exclaimed. “This is what I want people to understand. I mean, she has no idea what the hell the names of those provinces are but she wants to send our sons and daughters and our troops and our military equipment to go fight it. Look at the blank expression. She doesn't know the names of the provinces that she wants to fight for,” he added.