In January 2024, Donald Trump proudly told voters, «I feel my mind is stronger than it was 25 years ago» (via CNN), but some of his recent public appearances called that claim into question. During a rally that very same month in New Hampshire, he declared several times that «Nikki Haley,» not Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, refused offers of extra security at the Capitol Building during the insurrection on January 6, 2021. Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, wasn’t even in Washington at the time (and for the record, the Speaker doesn’t control security at the Capitol).
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Trump has made numerous other verbal missteps of late. On January 20, he referred to Congressman William Timmons as «Willian» and Congressman Russell Fry as «Fly.» He also said «foreign dignity» instead of «dignitary.» Trump’s media interviews haven’t fared much better either. While speaking to Fox News, the former president claimed, «[The price of] gas, it’s very high. Coming down because they’re throwing everything they possibly can to get it— but right after the election, if that ever happened. But you just better hope to God it doesn’t happen where he gets in because [Biden is] destroying this country.»
Haley hopes to use this to her advantage to get on the Republican ticket. As she pointed out on «Face the Nation» (via X, formerly known as Twitter), «Don’t be surprised if you have someone who’s 80 in office, their mental stability is going to continue to decline. That’s just human nature.»
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