Pro-Haley ad puts words in DeSantis’s mouth as rivals trade China barbs
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In the battle between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley to emerge as the main Republican alternative to Donald Trump, both sides have lobbed hyperbolic and false claims about their rival’s record on China. We’ve repeatedly given Pinocchios to super PACs associated with these candidates for filling the airwaves with absurd charges and countercharges. We even included DeSantis and Haley — and Trump — on our list of Biggest Pinocchios of 2023 for China-related claims.
It’s a new year, but the attacks haven’t stopped. This ad — which opens with the assertion that “Ron DeSantis is lying because he’s losing” — appears designed to counter specific attacks made by the DeSantis campaign, using examples that mirror those used against Haley.
