Activists went onstage where DeSantis was speaking, yelling: "Jews against DeSantis!" as they were dragged off by security.
Haley faces an uphill climb: a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday found that just 4% of registered Republicans supported Haley.
Lena Epstein, who was raised Jewish, made the comments at a candidate forum at a Baptist church in Holland, Michigan.
On the fourth day of the ardous process, the US House of Representatives finally got a new speaker.