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Nikki Haley Was Booed at N.Y. Pride and Can't Fathom Why
Nikki Haley Was Booed at N.Y. Pride and Can't Fathom Why
Donald Trump's ambassador to the United Nations condemned the booing as hateful.
Nikki Haley took to Twitter on Sunday to express dismay at being booed when she encountered -- either on purpose or accidentally -- the Pride parade happening in New York City.
The former South Carolina governor and Donald Trump's current ambassador to the United Nations posted a cryptic tweet that sparked thousands of responses. Haley wrote that she and her son "were booed by patrons saying hateful things as we left lunch" during the Pride parade. "Our country is better than this," she said of being booed, adding hashtag #HateNeverWins.
\u201cWe,incl my son, were booed by patrons saying hateful things as we left lunch @ Pride Parade.Our country is better than this. #HateNeverWins\u201d— Archive: Ambassador Nikki Haley (@Archive: Ambassador Nikki Haley) 1498433617
On Instagram, Haley posted a photo of herself and her son, plus 10 other friends who she said were there when Haley was booed (somewhere in the West Village, according to commenters).
"Fun hanging out with this group today as we took on the Pride Parade in NYC," she wrote, adding hashtags #SCTakesOnNYC, #TeamHaleyUN, and #BooedButSmiling.
A post shared by Nikki Haley (@nikkihaley) on
Haley was the first member of the Trump administration to speak publicly against the torture and murder of LGBT people happening now in Chechnya. GLAAD exacted pressure for days until she issued a statement as U.N. ambassador. The president, meanwhile, has said nothing.
Haley couldn't seem to figure out why she would've been booed by LGBT people, but Twitter was there to help.
First, there seems to be a dispute about the amount of booing that Haley experienced.
\u201c@nikkihaley NIkki- I was there at that restaurant. We treated you with respect. You should not malign the #LGBT community by the actions of a few.\u201d— Archive: Ambassador Nikki Haley (@Archive: Ambassador Nikki Haley) 1498433617
Many others were sympathetic to the booing. Thousands of responses to the tweet are posted. Here's a sampling:
\u201c@beardedmiguel @micahcoletti Well, @nikkihaley opposes trans protections, tried to oppose SSMs from other states, and now works for Trump. So yeah, she was booed.\u201d— Archive: Ambassador Nikki Haley (@Archive: Ambassador Nikki Haley) 1498433617
\u201cBoos Ain't Hate\u2122\u201d— river buddy butcher \ud83e\udd20 (@river buddy butcher \ud83e\udd20) 1498454790
\u201c@nikkihaley Oh Nikki, you're in the most hateful & excluding administration this country has every seen. It's flimsy to expect cheers instead of boos.\u201d— Archive: Ambassador Nikki Haley (@Archive: Ambassador Nikki Haley) 1498433617
\u201c@nikkihaley Yes, you did not deserve it.But think about the company you keep and look who you are currently surrounding yourself with.They represent you\u201d— Danny Deraney (@Danny Deraney) 1498452336
The Log Cabin Republicans also responded to the tweet.
\u201cSHAMEFUL: UN Ambassador & LGBT ally @nikkihaley accosted at #NYCPride https://t.co/lP1OEa0VSB\u201d— Log Cabin Republicans (@Log Cabin Republicans) 1498441583
\u201cLog Cabin Republicans stands with YOU Ambassador! The ignorant haters do not represent us! https://t.co/lP1OEa0VSB\u201d— Log Cabin Republicans (@Log Cabin Republicans) 1498441635
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