Nikki Haley speaks out after facing furious backlash for wearing white at daughter’s wedding

Nikki Haley has spoken out after outraged backlash over wearing what appeared to be a white dress to her daughter’s wedding.

The Republican presidential nominee caused quite a stir on social media earlier this week after she shared a snapshot of the big day while standing next to husband Michael, son Nalin, daughter Rena and Rena’s new husband Josh.

And despite many followers congratulating the young couple, dozens rushed to criticize the mother of the bride for her outfit choice.

But Nikki, 51, has now hit back at the discussion and has insisted her dress was actually gold – but guess what?

On Friday morning, after the online debate, Nikki took to Twitter with a screenshot of an email from a reporter for media outlet Newsweek, asking for comment on the now-infamous dress.

It was politely asked if she and her daughter had previously discussed her choice of clothes and if she wanted to comment on the backlash that followed online.

But the politician took to Twitter to express her feelings.

She wrote: ‘That’s why people don’t trust the media.

‘Liberal “journalists” spend their time harassing conservatives about clothing choices. To grow up, @Newsweek.’

Nikki added, “PS The dress was gold.”

She had originally marked the occasion of her daughter’s nuptials by uploading an image alongside a heartfelt caption that read, “We had the sweetest weekend celebrating Rena and Josh.

“Grateful for our dear family and friends who supported and celebrated with us.”

Nikki concluded, “Rena and Josh, we couldn’t be more proud of you!”

And other images of the dress have since been shared elsewhere.

In the snaps, Nikki can be seen in a sleeveless off-white floor-length dress.

Social media users were quick to share their thoughts – paying particular attention to the outfit choice of the mother of the bride.

One of them wondered, “Which woman in a white dress gets married here?”

Another added: ‘Who is the bride? You can’t tell from this picture…”

And a third asked, “Did the bride’s mother wear WHITE?”

However, there were those who rushed to defend Nikki’s sartorial choices.

In response to one of the negative comments, one user wrote, “I don’t see a veil on her head and she’s wearing a champagne colored dress, not a white one.

“I guess her daughter was with her when she picked it out, just like I was with my mom when she picked out her mother’s dress.”

Someone commented, “Lovely and your dress is a great mother-of-the-bride dress.”

Others also praised the design, describing it as “gorgeous,” “stylish,” and a “nice” choice.

Nikki officially kicked off her 2024 presidential campaign in February with a 26-minute speech in Charleston.

The former South Carolina governor, who took the stage to Survivor’s hit “Eye of the Tiger,” used the speech to berate the country’s aging leaders and urge GOP supporters who are “tired of losing” to urge to send a ‘tough as a nail’. woman to the White House.

She called for term limits and “mandatory mental competence tests” for politicians over the age of 75, promised that schools would never close their classrooms again, promised to fight China head-on, support Ukraine, and said America is “strong and proud, not awake and weak.” .’

The former ambassador to the United Nations entered the GOP primary race as an underdog.