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Haley tells Vance to ‘choose a side’: Israel or Tucker Carlson
Mira Bhakta
September 1, 2026

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley accused Vice President Vance Tuesday of not taking a clear stance on Israel — slamming him for trying to “be both.” “Right is right. Wrong is wrong. In life, you must choose a side. You are either with the Tucker Carlson wing of the country or you are with the pro Israel wing of the country,” she wrote on social media. “You can’t be both.” Haley, a former GOP presidential candidate, continued her post with a quote from Nobel Prize-winning writer and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, who said in his 1986 acceptance speech, “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.” Though Vance has remained loyal to pro-Israel Republicans, including President Trump, his stance on the country remains unclear due to his previous criticism. The vice president told podcaster Joe Rogan in July there are people within the Israeli government who are seeking to “manipulate” and “change” U.S. public opinion on the war in Iran. READ MORE

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