Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley responded to leftist radio host and TV personality Charlamagne Tha God Wednesday after he pressed the Republican presidential candidate on why she doesn’t “play the identity politics game.”
Charlamagne questioned Haley, an Indian-American who is also the only female candidate in the Republican field, on why she doesn’t go along with the identity politics playbook so often used by Democrats.
“Why don’t you play the identity politics game, though?” Charlamagne asked Haley while guest hosting “The Daily Show.” “Because that’s something Democrats like to do. They always talk about how diverse they are. Why don’t you get into the identity politics game and play up being Indian more? Because a lot of voters just think you’re a white woman.”
Haley responded, arguing that identity politics divides people, while she wan …