DES MOINES, Iowa — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who served as the Trump administration’s United Nations ambassador, diverged primarily on their records as lawmakers and leaders in their one-on-one Jan. 10 debate at Drake University.
But in matters of substantive policy, the two Republican presidential candidates vying to emerge as former President Donald Trump’s most viable challenger in securing the GOP nomination most distinctly diverged on three issues: Ukraine, Israel, and Social Security.
