Jill Biden didn’t hold back when asked about recent comments made by 2024 presidential hopeless hopeful Nikki Haley.Last month, Haley said that politicians over the age of 75 should have to take a mandatory mental competency test before being allowed to run for office.
In an interview with CNN airing later tonight, Dr. Biden rolled her eyes at the suggestion and called Haley’s idea “ridiculous.”Asked whether her husband, who, if reelected, would be 82 at his inauguration and 86 when his second term ends, would ever consider taking such a test, Dr.
FLOTUS responded, “We would never even discuss something like that.”"It's ridiculous."First lady Jill Biden dismisses Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley's calls for mental competency tests for politicians over the age of 75 https://t.co/nrIHMlR3UM pic.twitter.com/C1bbTIEP4i51-year-old Haley, who hates LGBTQ+ people, launched a 2024 presidential campaign last month, framing her announcement around a “new generation” of leadership, despite the fact that she herself has been working in politics for the last 20 years and counting.In a speech, she called for mandatory mental competency tests for politicians over 75, which would conveniently include her two opponents (so far): President Joe Biden, who is 80, and ex-president Donald Trump, who is 76.
Haley repeated the claims at CPAC over the weekend, where she was reportedly heckled by Trump loyalists shouting “We love Trump!