Haley scolds Ramaswamy during Republican debate

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley didn’t mince words on how she feels about biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy’s intelligence.

He triggered Haley’s wrath by defending his TikTok collaboration with influencer Jake Paul.

“There’s exactly one person in the Republican Party which talks a big game about reaching young people, and that’s me,” the 38-year-old boasted.

“TikTok is one of the most dangerous social media assets that we could have,” Haley fired back when it was her turn.

“Honestly, every time I hear you I feel a little bit dumber.”

She briefly touched on the national security concerns surrounding TikTok and referenced its historical ties to the Chinese Community Party.

“We will be better served as a Republican Party if we’re not sitting here hurling personal insults and actually have a legitimate debate about policy,” Ramaswamy replied afterward.

Haley, 51, previously latched onto Ramaswamy during the first debate as well, taking aim at his foreign policy views.

Ramaswamy emerged as something of a political punching back during the first face-off, and many of his rivals were keen on contrasting themselves with him during the second debate.

At one point, Haley’s fellow South Carolinian, Sen. Tim Scott, jabbed at youngest candidate over recent reporting on his past business ties to China.

“Vivek just said we were all good people, and I appreciate that. Because last debate, he said we were all bought and paid for,” the 58-year-old said.

“I thought about that for a little while,” he continued. “I can’t imagine how you could say that, knowing that you are just in business with the Chinese Communist Party and the same people that funded Hunter Biden millions of dollars was a partner of yours as well.”

Former Vice President Mike Pence, 64, similarly took aim at Ramaswamy as well, ripping his resistance to military aid to war-torn Ukraine.

Ramaswamy is currently polling in fourth place in the latest RealClearPolitics aggregate of the 2024 Republican pack.