The announcement of the Democratic candidacy by the US president, Joe Biden, continues to generate comments within the US political sphere. On this occasion, Nikki Haley, a Republican presidential candidate who aspires to win the support of the Republican Party, assured in an interview that she does not believe that Biden will reach 86 years of age.
This would be Biden’s age at the end of his second term as US president.
During an interview on Fox News on Wednesday, Haley said: “I think we’re all aware, and we can fairly say it, that if you vote for Joe Biden, you’re actually counting on Speaker (Kamala) Harris, because the idea of (Biden) reaching 86 years of age I don’t think it becomes possible“.
The Republican presidential candidate, who announced her aspirations to reach the White House in February of this year, proposed that a competency test be carried out for politicians who are older than 75 years of age.
Within this range are the two main politicians of the upcoming presidential elections: Joe Biden, who is 80 years old, and former President Donald Trump, who is 76 years old.
Haley indicated that Biden’s age is “the reason why I have said that mental competency tests should be implemented” from the age of 75, because, in his opinion, it is important to know about the mental state of people who are deciding about national security, the political economy of the country or what happens to the children at school.
President Joe Biden assured that he “seriously evaluated” his own age when thinking about his run for re-election, according to information from CNN en Español.
Biden asserted that “(American voters) are going to watch a race, and they are going to judge whether or not I have what it takes. I respect that they look at (age) with a magnifying glass. I also took a hard look at it before deciding to apply, and I feel good, I’m excited about the prospects.” These statements were offered by Biden this Wednesday at a joint press conference with the president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, at the White House, according to CNN en Español.
On the other hand, Haley questioned whether Kamala Harris is a fit president for the United States. “Are we willing to say we’re okay with Speaker Kamala Harris? Is that what we are looking for? Because that’s the reason we have a country to save.”
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