Candidate for US president Haley refutes claims that slavery sparked the Civil War.
Source: Aljazeera.com - Haley has been criticized by her rivals, with US President Joe Biden posting a video of her response on social media with a caption reading 'it was about slavery
Later, in answer to a query from a campaign event participant, the Republican presidential candidate changed her statement.
Nikki Haley, the Republican nominee for president, has drawn criticism for omitting to address slavery when questioned about the reasons for the US Civil War, which saw a group of southern states that supported slavery seek to break away from the US.
Haley was questioned by a patron at a campaign event on Wednesday night on the reasons behind the Civil War. Her remark was criticized by Democrats and political opponents; she has now changed it.
The participant said, "It's as...