Blue check journo wants to know who gave Nikki Haley this necklace (who wants to tell her?)

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. got a question this week:

Hey .@nikkihaley Who gave you this necklace? pic.twitter.com/QRpjITZ7UH

— Samar D Jarrah (@SamarDJarrah) June 1, 2018

Well, who wants to speculate?

#Hamas hummingbird @SamarDJarrah questioning @nikkihaley on the necklace she was wearing…
Thinks it’s a palm tree / sword (Saudi symbol) – implying a bribe from #KSA #SouthCarolina flag ?? pic.twitter.com/FCJG7iNex7

— حسن سجواني ?? Hassan Sajwani (@HSajwanization) June 2, 2018

As it turns out, there’s quite a simple answer:

https://twitter.com/colonel_potter/status/1002933741583523846

What? I don't get the big deal over a palm tree with a thumbnail moon.

— Paul A Marketos (@PaulAMarketos) June 2, 2018

https://twitter.com/burlyg8r/status/1002956222809755648

If that’s what’s being implied, yes, it’s a fail:

Being a Hamas apologist and confusing the South Carolina state flag palm tree symbol with a Saudi crescent moon to own the Americans. https://t.co/EB4cdPblk6

— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) June 2, 2018

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— Elaine Ermis (@ElaineErmis) June 2, 2018

Not much of a scandal to be had here after all.

https://twitter.com/GranTweets2/status/1002939658114883585

Well, since she WAS the Governor of South Carolina….

“The palmetto and crescent moon of the state flag is South Carolina's best-known symbol.” https://t.co/BDLLsNRF3y

— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) June 2, 2018

Imagine being dumb enough to confuse Saudi Arabia and South Carolina lmao https://t.co/EBRBE3iu2f

— Достопочтенный монарх (@andy__valentine) June 2, 2018

https://twitter.com/ecoplon/status/1002952536800841728