Sununu Claims Nikki Haley’s Slavery Gaffe is a ‘Nonissue’

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, who has endorsed Nikki Haley for president, downplayed her recent failure to mention slavery when asked what caused the Civil War.

While he admitted under pressure that it was a mistake for Haley to answer how she did, Sununu clamed on CNN’s State of the Union that the gaffe is now a “nonissue”—even though she is still getting questions about it.

“She cleared it up quickly,” Sununu said, suggesting that “slavery” was such an obvious answer to the question that Haley didn’t think she needed to say it.

Read more at The Daily Beast.