COLUMBIA, South Carolina — A small group of protesters interrupted former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley ‘s campaign event Thursday and called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza .
The South Carolina Republican primary won’t take place until Feb. 24, but Haley has campaigned in her home state over the past week in her comeback bid over former President Donald Trump, who has dominated the first two early contests.
Haley has encountered pro-Palestinian protesters in the past, specifically during her tenure as Trump ‘s U.N. ambassador, but Thursday’s interruption at a GOP event was notable as it is President Joe Biden who is routinely heckled on the 2024 presidential campaign trail.
Shortly into Haley’s remarks, at least three protesters stood up inside Doc’s Barbeque in Columbia and began chanting, “Free, free Palestine!”
One of the female protesters accused Haley of being disqualified from being president for being beholden to Israeli interest groups.
“Netanyahu is your puppet master!” the woman shouted while being escorted from the building.