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Nikki Haley says president can’t be someone who “mocks our men and women who are trying to protect America”
Washington — 2024 Republican hopeful Nikki Haley rebuked former President Donald Trump on Sunday for comments he made about her husband, who is deployed overseas, a day earlier, calling Trump’s actions a pattern of “chaos” and “irresponsibility.”
“We can’t have someone who sits there and mocks our men and women who are trying to protect America,” Haley said on “Face the Nation.” “It’s a pattern.”
Haley’s husband is a commissioned officer with the South Carolina National Guard and is currently on deployment with the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade in the Horn of Africa. At a rally on Saturday, Trump questioned his whereabouts of at a rally, saying that he’s “gone.”
At a rally of her own on Saturday, Haley said she is “doing this for my husband and his military brothers and sisters.” And on Sunday, she noted that “this isn’t personal,” but argued that it’s “insulting” to military members and families.
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“This is about what it says to every member who sacrifices for us,” Haley said. “This is about what it says to every military family who sacrifices alongside of them.”
Haley also made clear her support for NATO, saying that the alliance “allows us to prevent war,” after Trump drew criticism for suggesting he wouldn’t protect member countries from Russia if they don’t spend enough on defense. And she admonished the former president for friendliness with the Kremlin.
“I’ve dealt with Russia every day,” Haley said. “The last thing we ever want to do is side with Russia.”
Haley, who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under Trump, emphasized her call for mental competency tests for presidential candidates on Sunday, saying of Trump and President Biden that “when you get to those ages, you get diminished.”
“These are people making decisions on our national security, these are people making decisions on the future of our economy,” Haley said. “We need to know they’re at the top of their game.”
Haley has positioned herself as a “new generational leader” while suggesting that she could serve for two terms “without any chaos or distractions and focus on really getting our country back on track.” But her path to the nomination has grown increasingly narrow as Trump continues to dominate in the early-state primaries thus far. And she faces a major test next week in her home state of South Carolina, where she served as governor from 2011 to 2017.
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A food company known for popular grocery store condiments has recalled a package of tortilla strips that may be contaminated with wheat, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The product is meant to be gluten-free.
Sugar Foods, a manufacturing and distribution corporation focused mainly on various toppings, artificial sweeteners and snacks, issued the recall for the “Santa Fe Style” version of tortilla strips sold by the brand Fresh Gourmet.
“People who have a wheat allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the product,” said Sugar Foods in an announcement posted by the FDA.
Packages of these tortilla strips with an expiration date as late as June 20, 2025, could contain undeclared wheat, meaning the allergen is not listed as an ingredient on the label. The Fresh Gourmet product is marketed as gluten-free.
Sugar Foods said a customer informed the company on Nov. 19 that packages of the tortilla strips actually contained crispy onions, another Fresh Gourmet product normally sold in a similar container. The brand’s crispy onion product does contain wheat, and that allergen is noted on the label.
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No illnesses tied to the packaging mistake have been reported, according to the announcement from Sugar Foods. However, the company is still recalling the tortilla strips as a precaution. The contamination issue may have affected products distributed between Sept. 30 and Nov. 11 in 22 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington.
Sugar Foods has advised anyone with questions about the recall to contact the company’s consumer care department by email or phone.
CBS News reached out to Sugar Foods for more information but did not receive an immediate reply.
This is the latest in a series of food product recalls affected because of contamination issues, although the others involved harmful bacteria. Some recent, high-profile incidents include an E. coli outbreak from organic carrots that killed at least one person in California, and a listeria outbreak that left an infant dead in California and nine people hospitalized across four different states, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The E. coli outbreak is linked to multiple different food brands while the listeria outbreak stemmed from a line of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products sold by Yu-Shang Foods.