Nikki Haley Reacts To Obama’s Race-Related Remarks, Says He ‘Set Minorities Back’

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley reacted Friday to former President Barack Obama’s race-related comments made about herself and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, saying that the former president’s remarks “set minorities back.”

Obama criticized Scott in a Thursday interview with CNN, slamming the presidential candidate for watering down racial issues in the U.S., and argued Haley has a “similar approach.” Both Haley and Scott‘s campaigns tout their record in the U.S. as minorities, and argue their success proves America isn’t a racist country.

“[Barack Obama] set minorities back by singling them out as victims instead of empowering them,” Haley said in a tweet Friday. “In America, hard work & personal responsibility matter. My parents didn’t raise me to think that I would forever be a victim. They raised me to know that I was responsible for my success.”

After comparing Haley’s approach to Scott’s on speaking about race-relations in the U.S., he imitated the former South Carolina governor.