Nikki Haley
Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley waves as she arrives at a campaign event at the Olympic Theater on January 11, 2024, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
  • Nikki Haley announced Tuesday that she'll skip the sixth GOP debate in New Hampshire.
  • It's a smart decision, as Trump's repeated absences have made the debates pointless.
  • Instead of candidates bickering for an hour, they can actually talk about what they'd do in office.

On Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced she'd skip the sixth primary debate. It's the first smart move any of former President Donald Trump's competitors have made on the campaign trail so far.