Former U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley unloaded on Jussie Smolle in a tweet this morning where she called on the “Empire” actor to “be held accountable in the strictest way” and to “repay resources used to investigate.” She also called out the media who she says “played all of them for fools” because Smollett knew “they would cover it.”

Thoughts on Jussie Smollett case: He must be held accountable in the strictest way. He must repay resources used to investigate and serve time for the division he caused. The media should be the most outraged. He played all of them for fools. He knew they would cover it. — Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) February 19, 2019

She’s got it right:

YAAAASSSS https://t.co/02m0l9MdiT — Chicks On The Right (@chicksonright) February 19, 2019

Um, the Chicago media is most certainly NOT the national media as it was the local guys who were on top of this story all along:

I don't get this line about the media. He plays the most prominent black gay man on TV. Of course media would cover it. But it's the same media — esp local Chicago journos & entertainment sites like TMZ — that then reported the holes in his story as police silently investigated. https://t.co/1IqJHPVzQb — David Mack (@davidmackau) February 19, 2019

Exit question: “Were they played or did they play along?”

Were they played or did they play along? https://t.co/KOtUxulleb — Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) February 19, 2019

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‘Can’t delete BIGOTRY’! Notice anything missing from Kevin Fallon explaining why he deleted his #JussieSmollett tweets https://t.co/ZygZ6f6c89 — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 19, 2019

Perfect! On the streets of L.A., Jussie Smollett gets the recognition he so richly deserves [photo] https://t.co/B1J7O2GWnv — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 19, 2019