Haley accuses New York Times of releasing an incorrect story
Nikki Haley, the US Ambassador to UN, yesterday slammed The New York Times for publishing a wrong story about expensive curtains at her official residence despite knowing the actual facts. Last week, the NYT alleged that US State Department spent about $52,701 last year on customized curtains for Haley's official residence at a time when the department was undergoing deep budget cuts. Here's more.
Curtains were selected when I hadn't even taken job: Haley
The NYT report said that Haley is the first US Ambassador to live in the residence, located in a new building just blocks away from the UN headquarters. "I hadn't even taken the job when these curtains were picked out... We told the reporters that these were the facts. They knew the facts and they released the story anyway," Haley told Fox News yesterday.
Haley is the highest ranking Indian-American in Trump administration
Haley, 46, is the highest ranking Indian-American in the Donald Trump administration. Haley said that everywhere she went she was asked about the curtains. "All last weekend, every day wherever I went, people were asking me about my curtains. The damage is done once the story is out. I appreciate the retraction but that story follows you everywhere you go," she said.
What was the original version of the story?
The original version of the story was titled "Nikki Haley's View of New York is Priceless. Her Curtains? $52,701". The New York Times, however, later said that the headline and the story gave an incorrect impression.
Article's earlier version, headline created an unfair impression: NYT
"An earlier version of this article and headline created an unfair impression about who was responsible for the purchase in question," the NYT said. "The article should not have focused on Ms Haley, nor should a picture of her have been used," the NYT said. The headline was later changed to "State Department Spent $52,701 on Curtains for Nikki Haley's Residence".
