On CBS’s Face The Nation, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley stated that we’re seeing indicators of Trump’s psychological decline.
Transcript through Face The Nation:
MARGARET BRENNAN: It’s unclear what he’s speaking about as being deleted. However you stated yesterday, listening to this made you query Donald Trump’s psychological health. Is that the primary time you questioned his psychological health?
NIKKI HALEY: For those who look, lately, there have been a number of issues. I imply, he’s claimed that Joe Biden was going to get us into World Warfare II. I’m assuming he met World Warfare three. He stated that he ran in opposition to President Obama. He by no means ran in opposition to President Obama. He says that I’m the one which stored safety from Jan- from the Capitol on January 6. I used to be nowhere close to the Capitol on January 6. However Margaret, you don’t be shocked if in case you have somebody that’s 80 in workplace, their psychological stability goes to proceed to say no. That’s simply human nature. We all know that. What I’m saying is, to begin with, you’re speaking about someone who’s solely going to be in workplace 4 years. Secondly, you’re speaking about somebody who continues to- I imply, look, I don’t know if he was confused. I don’t know what occurred. Nevertheless it needs to be sufficient to ship us a warning signal that should you look, Joe Biden, he’s very totally different than he was two years in the past. Are we actually going to enter a scenario the place we’ve wars world wide, and we’re making an attempt to forestall struggle, and we’re going to have somebody who we are able to or can’t make sure that they’re going to get confused?
It’s an actual challenge. That’s not being disrespectful. It’s only a truth.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Why do you suppose Trump’s voters care about that? And once you labored in his Cupboard, did you ever query his psychological health?
NIKKI HALEY: After I labored in his Cupboard, I referred to as him out if he was doing one thing unsuitable, I imply, I might present up, I choose up the cellphone and say “you can’t do this. Instead, you could do X, Y, or Z,” you realize, so I at all times instructed him what I assumed was in the most effective curiosity of the nation after I was in his Cupboard. However that is totally different. I imply, we’re seeing he’s simply not on the similar degree he was at 2016. I believe we’re seeing a few of that decline. However greater than that, what I’ll say is, deal with the truth that it doesn’t matter what it’s, chaos follows him. Rightly or wrongly, chaos follows him–
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It’s most likely too late for Haley within the Republican presidential main. A new CNN poll of New Hampshire confirmed Trump main her 50%-39%, however the truth that Haley is injecting Trump’s psychological talents into the presidential marketing campaign is essential.
Trump is clearly in some type of decline. His ‘confusion’ as his marketing campaign labels it, is getting extra frequent. The media will normally give candidates a break in the event that they misspeak as soon as on the marketing campaign path, however as CBS’s Margaret Brennan identified, Trump confused Nancy Pelosi and Nikki Haley 4 occasions in the same remarks.
Even Saturday Night Live mentioned Trump’s cognitive issues.
Trump’s declining thoughts goes to be a problem within the 2024 marketing campaign, and that’s unhealthy information for Republicans.
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