Trump’s confusion over why Nikki Haley doubts she’s “mentally fit” to return to the White House

Nikki Haley, in an apparent escalation of her so far timid attacks on Donald Trump, questioned on Saturday whether the former president was “mentally fit” to return to the White House after a speech the day before.

“I’m not saying anything disrespectful, but when you’re faced with the pressures of the presidency, “We can’t have anyone else whose mental health we question.” Haley said during a campaign event in New Hampshire, where the second round of the Republican primary takes place on Tuesday.

“They kept referring to me, questioning why I didn’t handle security during the riots, why I didn’t handle the attack on the Capitol better… I wasn’t even in DC on January 6, I wasn’t. Even in public office,” he said. Haley on Trump’s speech.

During a campaign event on Friday, Trump was attacking the press because, he said, he never reports large turnouts at his events and then jumped to criticize that there was no official report on the size of the crowds that turned out to demonstrate. January 6, 2021 in Washington DC.

therefore, Trump mentioned Nikki Haley’s name three times. And he continues: “They know that they deleted and destroyed all the information, all the evidence, everything, destroyed everything for many reasons.”

“Nikki Haley was in charge of security -Trump again mentioned the former governor. We offered 10,000 people, soldiers, National Guard, whatever they wanted. “They deny it, they don’t want to talk about it.”

Trump was obviously talking An alleged offer from his administration to Nancy Pelosi On January 6, a mob of his followers stormed the Capitol to try to prevent the certification of Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election, of which a House Select Committee investigation found no evidence. The former president has been charged with four counts in federal court in Washington, DC, for his role in the events that led to the attack on the Capitol.

“It is a distinction without a difference. “It’s Nikki and Nancy, what’s the difference?” Trump campaign senior adviser Chris LaCivita tried to downplay the issue, he told reporters Saturday night.

On Saturday, the former president appeared to be reacting to the issue by recalling the cognitive health test he was asked to undergo, saying at another campaign event that he was 35 years old in terms of his mental abilities, without being specifically mentioned. 2018. , when he was president, because according to him, some talked about how brilliant and intelligent he was while others criticized him for being “the stupidest person in the world”.

“I did it perfectly,” Trump boasted of a test that is made up of very basic questions and simple tests of short-term memory or concentration, aimed at trying to detect signs of dementia. Adequate responses to at least 26 out of 30 questions are considered normal.

“I’ll let you know when I get sick. I really think I can say that,” he added. “I think my mind is stronger now than it was 25 years ago. Is it possible?”.

The confusion between Haley and Pelosi is far from the first of its kind for Trump, who has acted Questioning Biden’s cognitive health as a linchpin of his campaign.

In fact, he appeared to confuse Biden with Obama at an event in Iowa in October where he referred to the president as “a person with cognitive impairment who is unfit to lead.” it is more, He was saying that he won the election from Obama in 2016, when the Democratic Party candidate was Hillary Clinton.

According to Forbes, there have been at least seven occasions in which Trump has confused Biden with Obama. The former president’s explanation, in an entry on his social network Truth Social, was that Obama mentions it “sarcastically”. To indicate that “others may have great influence” on the running of the country.