Nikki Haley Caitlin Clark
From left to right, GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley, Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball star Caitlin Clark, and CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins.
  • GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley flubbed Caitlin Clark's name during an Iowa tailgate event.
  • While speaking to the crowd, Haley instead said the name of the CNN anchor Kaitlin Collins.
  • "I can assure you her free-throw percentage is much better than mine," Collins joked on X.

During a Saturday tailgate event in Iowa, GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley sung the praises of Iowa Hawkeyes basketball sensation Caitlin Clark, who over the past year has become one of the highest-profile female athletes in the country.