Nikki Haley has questioned Donald Trump's mental capacity to serve a potential second term in the White House.
Ms Haley, 52, made the comments afterwards Mr. TrumpHer Republican rival appeared to confuse her with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a rally in Concord before the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday.
The 77-year-old former president noted that the then Speaker of Parliament did not have any security when he was the Speaker of Parliament at the time January 6 uprising It happened in Washington, D.C., where it was called “Bird's Brain.”
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“Nikki Haley, did you know, did you know that they destroyed all the information, all the evidence, everything, deleted and destroyed everything,” he said on Friday.
“All of this, because of many things like Nikki Haley is in charge of security. We offered her 10,000 people, soldiers, National Guard, whatever they wanted. But they rejected the offer.”
“They don't want to talk about it. These are very dishonest people.”
Trump previously criticized Ms. Pelosi for rejecting the additional security he offered her on January 6, 2021.
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In Keene, New Hampshire, on Saturday, Ms. Haley commented on the ages of both Trump and President Joe Biden, 81.
“We see that Biden has changed a lot in two years.
“But last night, Trump was at a rally, and he kept mentioning to me multiple times why I didn't handle security during the Capitol riot.
“Why didn't I handle January 6 better? I wasn't even in D.C. on January 6. I wasn't in office then.”
She added: “They say he was confused, that he was talking about something else, that he was talking about Nancy Pelosi.
“My concern is — I'm not saying anything disparaging — but when you're dealing with the pressures of the presidency, we can't have another person wondering if they're mentally competent to do it. We can do it.”
Trump appeared to confuse Ms. Haley with Nancy Pelosi. Photo: AP
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Haley, a former UN ambassador, came in third place behind Trump Iowa rally Monday – the first event on the electoral calendar.
she Refuse to participate in any discussions In New Hampshire, the second stop on the path to nominating the candidate, unless Trump participates, which he has so far refused to do.
The Republican nominee says she will pass legislation to ensure anyone in federal office over the age of 75 undergoes a mental competency test.
