--- title: South Carolina GOP Chair Blasts Ann Coulter description: "What Ann Coulter said is despicable." canonical: https://time.com/4179022/nikki-haley-state-union-response-matt-moore/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-13T16:25:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:56:33.038Z article:section: Politics og:title: South Carolina GOP Chair Blasts Ann Coulter og:description: And defends Nikki Haley. og:url: https://time.com/4179022/nikki-haley-state-union-response-matt-moore/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4916346c5c02b8d/698878f3cd1bba10e56feee6/nikki-haley1.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley addresses a Newsmaker Luncheon at the National Press Club September 2, 2015 in Washington, DC. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: South Carolina GOP Chair Blasts Ann Coulter twitter:description: And defends Nikki Haley. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4916346c5c02b8d/698878f3cd1bba10e56feee6/nikki-haley1.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # South Carolina GOP Chair Blasts Coulter, Defends Haley > Sponsored content. 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Nikki Haley Respond to the State of the Union Address](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/QfUk4NSv.m3u8) (2:25)  _Published 2016-01-13_ by [Zeke J Miller / Charleston, S.C.](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke J Miller / Charleston, S.C. Jan 13, 2016 4:25 PM UTC  South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley addresses a Newsmaker Luncheon at the National Press Club September 2, 2015 in Washington, DC. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley addresses a Newsmaker Luncheon at the National Press Club September 2, 2015 in Washington, DC.Alex Wong—Getty Images by [Zeke J Miller / Charleston, S.C.](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke J Miller / Charleston, S.C. Jan 13, 2016 4:25 PM UTC The chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party fired back at critics of Gov. Nikki Haley’s response to the State of the Union address Tuesday night, saying her welcoming tone should be commended. “First off, what Ann Coulter said is despicable,” Matt Moore told TIME on the sidelines of the Republican National Committee meeting in Charleston, referring to the conservative commentator’s tweet that “Trump should deport Nikki Haley.” The daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley was selected to present a counter-argument to Trump’s comments about immigrants and minorities. “During anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices,” Haley said in reference to Trump. “We must resist that temptation.” Moore said Haley was simply reflecting political realities for a party that has lost two straight presidential elections. “Winning elections is about addition and multiplication,” he said. “We have to be a party that’s focused on bringing people into the tent to be successful in November. And in doing that, words matter, tone matters, and the way we say things matters. 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