Nikki Haley, Al Sharpton Share a Hug at Charleston Funeral Services

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and Al Sharpton met for the first time today and shared a hug at the funeral services for the Charleston shooting victims.

In clips Sharpton aired on his MSNBC show today, the reverend said at the services that he spoke to Haley one-on-one, as opposed to how “she usually sees me out the window marching on her.”

The audience laughed, and when Haley spoke, she responded. “If you were protesting outside my window,” the governor said, “if you would have come inside and held out your hand, I would have hugged you.”

Sharpton said, “I’ll hug you back.”

And while they were both up there, they indeed shared a hug.

Watch the video below, via MSNBC:

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