GOP 2024 presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley told Iowa Republicans Friday that there should be "competency tests" for public officials after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, 81, apparently froze during a press conference earlier this week.
"We've got to have mental competency tests for anyone over the age of 75," Haley said during the Lincoln Day Dinner in Des Moines Friday. "That's why we have to have term limits, once and for all."
McConnell awkwardly paused mid-sentence during a news conference and was escorted from the podium back to his office for several minutes before returning and completing the session with reporters.
Haley said the incident with McConnell on Wednesday proves that people making important decisions have to be able to function at a basic cognitive level.
"They are making decisions on our national security. They are making decisions on our national policy. These aren't tough tests," she said of competency tests, which she said are needed for Republicans as well as Democrats.
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