Nikki Haley fires back at the White House over Russia sanctions

Nikki Haley.
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley stands by her announcement on Sunday that the Trump administration planned on imposing new sanctions on Russia.

"With all due respect, I don't get confused," she said in a statement read by Fox News' Dana Perino on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, told reporters that Haley "got ahead of the curve" by mentioning sanctions and insisted her "momentary confusion" had nothing to do with miscommunication inside the White House.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.