Haley on Slavery Gaffe: 'I Had Black Friends Growing Up'

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley tried to smooth over her awkward Civil War comments Thursday night, but only ended up raising more eyebrows by saying that she "had Black friends growing up."

The 2024 GOP hopeful came under fire last month for her response at a New Hampshire town hall to a question about the cause of the Civil War; she failed to mention slavery.

Haley has since tried to clarify her comments, saying "of course" the war was fought over slavery, but she flubbed her response Thursday night at...