Ridiculous: Jill Biden on Nikki Haley’s proposal of psychological competency check for politicians over 75

Haley, the two-term governor of South Carolina, is 51, whereas President Joe Biden can be 82 on the time of his inauguration in 2025 if he’s re-elected within the November 2024 election.

Washington,UPDATED: Mar 7, 2023 13:23 IST

File photograph of US First Lady Dr Jill Biden

By Press Trust of India: US First Lady Dr Jill Biden on Monday termed “ridiculous” a proposal from Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley that candidates over the age of 75 ought to bear a psychological competency check. “Ridiculous,” Dr Biden informed CNN in an interview when requested about such a proposal from Indian American Haley, who introduced her presidential run on February 14.

Haley’s proposal has caught nationwide consideration, however she has been slammed by leaders in each the Republican and the Democratic events.

Haley, the two-term governor of South Carolina, is 51, whereas President Joe Biden can be 82 on the time of his inauguration in 2025 if he’s re-elected within the November 2024 election.

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Biden, who’s already the oldest president within the historical past of the United States, has not introduced his 2024 choice but, however is most probably to announce it quickly. Leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is just a few years youthful to Biden.

In her presidential marketing campaign to date, Haley has pitched for youth and a brand new technology of management. “We would never even discuss something like that,” Dr Jill Biden stated when requested about such a proposal from the Republican politician.

“How many 30-year-olds could travel to Poland, get on the train, go nine more hours, go to Ukraine, meet with President (Volodymyr) Zelensky? Look at the man. Look what he is doing. Look what he continues to do each and every day,” she stated, pointing to a latest journey of the president to Ukraine and Poland.

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Mar 7, 2023