Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley made headlines on Wednesday when she predicted that President Joe Biden, who is 80 years old, would likely die within the next five years. The former United Nations ambassador also suggested that Biden’s supporters would have to rely on Vice President Kamala Harris if he were to win re-election next year.
“He announced that he’s running again in 2024, and I think that we can all be very clear and say with a matter of fact that if you vote for Joe Biden you really are counting on a President Harris, because the idea that he would make it until 86 years old is not something that I think is likely,” Haley, 51, said in an interview on Fox News.
Haley’s comments were met with an unusually blunt response from the White House. Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates told NBC News that while the administration does not typically respond directly to campaign remarks, he had “honestly, forgot she was running.”
The South Carolina Republican has been framing her presidential bid around a “new generation” of leadership. In her campaign launch speech, she proposed that politicians over the age of 75 be required to take a mental competency test – a suggestion that was met with criticism from First Lady Jill Biden, who called it “ridiculous.”
Haley’s remarks come as Biden, the oldest president in U.S. history, seeks to address concerns about his age ahead of the 2024 election. Republicans are grappling with how to raise the issue without alienating older Americans, who tend to be dependable voters.
The question of Biden’s age has been a recurring theme for Republicans since he announced his candidacy in 2019. While he has dismissed concerns about his fitness for office, some GOP operatives see it as a potential vulnerability in the upcoming election.
Haley is one of several Republicans vying for the party’s nomination in 2024. While she has yet to gain significant traction in the polls, her comments about Biden are likely to generate attention and possibly appeal to some conservative voters who share her concerns about the president’s age.
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That’s the end of Nikki Haley
Like some other candidates who started as reasonably well regarded individuals, she seems to have decided that to compete against Trump, she needs to get down into the slime with him and try to attract attention with these kind of stupid comments. Sadly, what goes around comes around so lets hope she is still around in 5 years.
Trump and Haley, 2024!
So will SOROS
And…. he could live to 99 while she gets hit by a car tomorrow….
Dorah,
Right back at you, you slimy hypocrite! Why are you still here after cursing another person three months ago? Your stupid comments are a stain on this site and we will celebrate when you are finally gone for good!
Not much different than other dances of hatred and times just another date. May their thought of harm hurt them and not israel
Well she clearly knows Statistics, and comprehends that the majority of 80 year olds, pass on within 5 years.
She also said “likely” and not “definitely”, so just a statistical statement
She would be the strongest asset to Trump’s ticket as the VP candidate, and unlike Kamala, she is competent to be president. Emphasizing the likelihood that Kamala could take over from Biden is a very smart strategic move.
Its not age thats an issue but its Bidens dementia thats worrying for someone in that position but putting a time frame on someone’s life so you can get the voters doesn’t make you sound very attractive in itself to lead as President.
SSA.gov says he likely has another 7.74 year to live, how dare she say he only has 5!
Trump will say something stupid before sundown.
huju,
Then he’s in much better shape than you are.
From her mouth to Gods ears, hope and pray it will be sooner than five years.
A few more years of this treasonous demented DemonRat,our once great country will be completely destroyed
not one of nikki haley’s finer moments. i don’t think she needed to remind voters that biden will be 86 years old in 6 years’ time. biden’s record to date is more than enough to challenge him on.
Let him take other VP, Harris is african …………maybe
Pelosey ( )
or Gov. Hokeel
even better ,younger
Choice of Clowns
Did yesterday’s parshah say something about wishing for someone’s death? If not, … oh, skip it.
huju,
Did yesterday’s parshah say something about mishkav zachar, whose proponents you idolize and defend? Or did you skip that one?