This may be the most bizarre, confusing statement to ever come from a political candidate.

In response to Vivek Ramaswamy calling her “Dick Cheney in 3-inch heels,” Haley said her heels aren’t a fashion statement.

Her heels are “ammunition.”

“Vivek, I wear heels. They’re not for a fashion statement— they’re for ammunition,” Haley posted.

Does anyone have an answer for what that statement possibly means?

Watch Ramaswamy’s comments:

“They’re not 3-inch heels, they’re 5-inch. And when I wear heels, they’re not a fashion statement, they’re for ammunition,” Haley responded, according to CBS News reporter Kathryn Watson.

From The Hill:

Ramaswamy took aim at Haley during Wednesday’s 2024 Republican presidential debate in Miami following a question from moderator Lester Holt about what the entrepreneur would tell Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the country’s war with Hamas. Taking a swipe at Haley, Ramaswamy said, “She becomes a military contractor. She joins the board of Boeing … and is now a multimillionaire.”

“I think that that’s wrong when Republicans do it or Democrats do it.”

“Do you want a leader from a different generation who’s going to put this country first, or do you want Dick Cheney in three-inch heels?”

“We’ve got two of them onstage tonight,” Ramaswamy said, as the audience could be heard raising their voices.

Haley later shot back at Ramaswamy, “I’d first like to say, they’re five-inch heels — and I don’t wear them unless you can run in them.”

“We’ve got two of you onstage!” Ramaswamy repeated, an apparent dig at fellow 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis. Fashion critics have questioned whether a pair of cowboy boots worn recently by Florida’s governor had height-increasing inserts or heels on them.

Social media users tried to interpret what Haley’s response meant:

https://twitter.com/JoeyMannarinoUS/status/1722433423397032268

https://twitter.com/William_E_Wolfe/status/1722453380222640459

Benny Johnson asked Ramaswamy about Haley’s befuddling heel comeback.

“This woman is literally so addicted to war,” Ramaswamy said.

“I’m not a third-world nation. So, I know you have a pension for bombing third-world nations, but I’m not one of those third-world nations,” he added.

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