Nikki Haley declines to say US civil war was about slavery – video

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley declined to say that the US civil war was caused by slavery when asked by a voter in Berlin, New Hampshire. Responding to the questioner, Haley said: 'I mean, I think it always comes down to the role of government and what the rights of the people are'

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