Former Vice President Mike Pence disagrees with former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley’s stance on competency checks for politicians over the age of 75.
In an interview with CBS New that aired Wednesday, the previous Indiana governor stated it must be as much as the American other folks – and that the historical past of the rustic proves the “wisdom and common sense and judgment of the American people.”
“I come from southern Indiana, where people think most politicians should have a competency test,” he joked, guffawing.
“No, I think the American people can sort that out. I really do,” Pence, 63, stated.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks on the Calvin Coolidge Foundation convention on the Library of Congress on Feb. 16, 2023, in Washington, D.C. ((Photo by means of Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images))
Haley – who introduced her candidacy for president within the 2024 race closing month – made headlines after she known as for the “mental competency tests” at a rally in South Carolina.
Notably, President Biden grew to become 80 in November. Former President Trump is 76 years outdated.
A Fox News Poll carried out in past due February discovered that, total, 77% of Americans desire requiring such checks.
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Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a rally for Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker in Hiram, Georgia on Nov. 6, 2022. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency by means of Getty Images)
More Millennials (83%) and Gen Xers (84%) need the checks than Baby Boomers (66%), and extra Republicans (87%) and independents (74%) desire them than Democrats (67%).
Pence, whose identify has additionally been introduced up as a possible GOP candidate, stated he would have a choice at the topic this spring.
Fox News ballot signifies whether or not electorate consider psychological competency checks must be required for politicians over age 75. (Fox News Polls)
He would now not say whether or not he would again Trump, noting that other occasions name for various management and that he believed there could be higher possible choices in 2024.
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When requested about considerations referring to President Biden’s health for place of job, Pence spoke back that his issues of the Democrat “are the failures of his policies at home and abroad.”
