GOP candidate and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley questioned former President Donald Trump's mental stability over the weekend.
Haley made her remarks during a Sunday appearance on ABC's Face the Nation with host Margaret Brennan.
During the segment, Brennan referenced remarks from the former president during his Friday campaign stop in New Hampshire in which Trump suggested Haley was in charge of security during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump appeared to have confused Haley with California Rep. and then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
Brennan noted Haley questioned if Trump was "mentally fit" for office during her campaign stop in the state on Saturday.
“Is that the first time you questioned his mental fitness?” Brennan asked.
Haley said there had been multiple instances of Trump gaffes during his 2024 presidential campaign.
"He’s claimed that Joe Biden was going to get us into World War II. I’m assuming he met World War III," Haley said. "He said that he ran against President Obama. He never ran against President Obama. He says that I’m the one that kept security from the Capitol on January 6. I was nowhere near the Capitol on January 6."
"Don’t be surprised if you have someone that’s 80 in office, their mental stability is going to continue to decline," she added.
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Haley said she didn't question the former president's mental stability during her time serving as the United States Ambassador during his administration, though said she attempted to curb Trump's diplomatic comments to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The former South Carolina governor asserted, "No matter what it is, chaos follows [Trump]."
She continued:In some cases, he causes it. In some cases, he doesn’t. But regardless, he’s like a magnet to it. And so what happens is that puts the rest of America in chaos, and people are tired, and they’re worried. I mean, kids right now in their 20s, they don’t know if they’re ever going to be able to afford a home. They don’t know how this debt is gonna get paid down. They don’t know if they’re gonna find a job. You see people living … 60% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck. People talk about the economy that Donald Trump had us in, it was good, but he put us $8 trillion in debt in just four years. That’s not what you do.
Haley will face off against Trump in tomorrow's New Hampshire primary.
Trump currently holds a commanding 54.6-point advantage over Haley, according to RealClearPolitics.
