Newly minted Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley called for mandatory “mental capacity” testing in the U.S. for politicians over 75 years old. Experts see this as a ” subterfuge” for incumbent President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, who will definitely be over that age mark at the time of the new election, writes The Hill.
The United States needs a younger leader after two of the oldest presidents in the country’s history – current President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump – were at the head of the White House. That was the message delivered by newly minted presidential candidate Nikki Haley, who is a member of the Republican Party, The Hill writes.
Haley, 51, announced the launch of her campaign on Tuesday this week, posting a video on the subject online. She became the first relatively high-profile Republican representative to officially challenge Trump, who also hopes to win majority approval from the Republican Party once again and run for president, the article explains.
“We will have term limits in Congress, as well as mandatory intelligence tests for politicians over the age of 75,” Haley said. These statements underlined the central message of her campaign, the article said. Experts see it as a “subterfuge” for incumbent President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, who will definitely be over that age limit at the time of the new election in 2024.