Conservative commentator Ann Coulter was angered on Tuesday night by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s Republican response to the State of the Union address, in which the governor criticized some conservative rhetoric about immigrants.
In a series of tweets, Coulter bashed Haley and suggested that Donald Trump deport the governor, who is the daughter of Indian immigrants.
J@s@sF-ingChr@st – even GOP response to Obama’s SOTU is a paean to immigrants. And GOP can’t figure out why Trump is sweeping the country.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 13, 2016
Trump should deport Nikki Haley.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 13, 2016
Nikki Haley: “No one who is willing to work hard should ever be turned away.” That’s the definition of open borders.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 13, 2016
Nikki Haley says “welcoming properly vetted legal immigrants, regardless of religion.” Translation: let in all the Muslims.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 13, 2016
Hey Nikki – how can you “vet” if you can’t look at religion?
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 13, 2016
Haley: Let in unlimited immigrants “just like we have for centuries.” Has she read a history book? Coolidge shut it down for 1/2 a century.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 13, 2016
There is no way to “properly vet” — as Nikki Haley says — the 680k immigrants from Muslim countries we let in every 5 years.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 13, 2016
The only way to keep out Muslims terrorists, is to keep out Muslim immigrants.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 13, 2016
Nikki Haley: “The best thing we can do is turn down the volume” Translation: Voters need to shut the hell up.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 13, 2016
During her speech, Haley took a shot at conservative anti-immigrant rhetoric, possibly a nod toward Donald Trump.
“During anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices. We must resist that temptation,” she said. “No one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws, and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcome in this country.”
She declared her opposition to illegal immigration, but suggested it was inappropriate to ban certain groups of immigrants from entering the country legally.
“We must fix our broken immigration system. That means stopping illegal immigration,” she said. “And it means welcoming properly vetted legal immigrants, regardless of their race or religion. Just like we have for centuries.”
