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Coulter gets it wrong in immig rant at GOP prez hopeful Haley

- Dave Goldiner

Ann Coulter says American-born Nikki Haley should “go back to [her] own country” because the former South Carolina governor once pushed to remove the Confederat­e flag from the state capitol.

In a xenophobic rant, Coulter mocked the newly minted Republican presidenti­al candidate’s Indian heritage and said she had no business “taking down parts of [American] history” like the Stars and Bars.

“I need to immigrate to India so I can demand they start taking down parts of their history,” Coulter (inset) said on rightwing radio host Mark Simone’s show. “What’s with the worshippin­g of the cows? They’re all starving over there and they’re worshippin­g cows?”

Deriding Haley as “babycakes,” Coulter demanded that the proud daughter of Indian immigrants go back to her parents’ south Asian homeland.

“Why don’t you go back to your own country and reconsider that history?” Coulter asked.

Coulter makes no secret of her anti-immigrant views, often posting stories about crimes committed by immigrants.

“This is my country, lady,” she added.

The pundit was referring to Haley’s 2015 decision to pull down the Confederat­e flag from South Carolina’s capitol in the aftermath of the racist killing of nine Black churchgoer­s as they prayed in Charleston.

Haley uses the incident to illustrate her ability to reach across partisan and racial lines for support. But it may cause her to lose support among far right-wing white nationalis­t voters who dominate in GOP primary contests.

Haley proudly points to her parents’ journey from India to small town Georgia as the epitome of the American Dream.

Haley, 51, launched her 2024 Republican presidenti­al campaign on Wednesday with a rousing speech heralding a new generation of GOP leadership.

The former UN ambassador is the first candidate to enter the race against former President Donald Trump, although she has carefully avoided criticizin­g her ex-boss.

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