Inside The Deep Rivalry Between Nikki Haley And Vivek Ramaswamy

Vivek Ramaswamy brought up the TikTok conversation again in the third debate, saying that Haley had “made fun of him for actually joining TikTok while her own daughter was actually using the app for a long time. So you might want to take care of your family first before preaching to anyone else.” Haley snapped back with, “Leave my daughter out of your voice […] you’re just scum,” via NBC News. He got boos from the audience, and it definitely had a Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars vibe.

Ramaswamy later defended bringing up Nikki Haley’s daughter during the debate. He said the former South Carolina governor was “sanctimoniously lecturing the rest of the country about the perils of it while actually failing to set an example of leadership,” via CNN.

The TikTok drama wasn’t the only time they got digs at each other during the third debate. Ramaswamy referred to Haley as “Dick Cheney in three-inch heels,” (and he seemingly took a dig at Ron DeSantis’ fashion choices with the quip as well) via NBC News. She clapped back with “first, they’re five-inch heels, and I don’t wear them unless you can run in them.” Then when the debate came to an end, the two shook hands with their other competitors but not with each other. Yikes! There’s clearly no love lost between those two!