White House fight over Russia sanctions plays out in public

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An internal White House quarrel over the timing of new Russia sanctions played out in public when the new economic adviser suggested U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley was suffering from "momentary confusion" and Haley retorted: "With all due respect, I don't get confused."

A White House official told The Associated Press that economic adviser Larry Kudlow called Haley to apologize Tuesday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to describe private discussions.

Earlier Tuesday, Kudlow told reporters that Haley "got ahead of the curve" when she said the U.S. would be slapping new sanctions on Russia on Monday over Syria.

Kudlow said additional sanctions are under consideration and "there might have been some momentary confusion about that."

Haley then issued a terse statement: "With all due respect, I don't get confused."