{"id":2019232,"date":"2023-09-01T11:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T15:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-calls-senate-the-most-privileged-nursing-home-in-us-after-mcconnell-freeze\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T11:18:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T15:18:40","slug":"nikki-haley-calls-senate-the-most-privileged-nursing-home-in-us-after-mcconnell-freeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-calls-senate-the-most-privileged-nursing-home-in-us-after-mcconnell-freeze\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikki Haley dubs Senate &#8216;privileged nursing home&#8217; after McConnell freeze."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnikki-haley-calls-senate-the-most-privileged-nursing-home-in-us-after-mcconnell-freeze%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2019232&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley\u2064 slams Senate as &#8220;most \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-calls-senate-the-most-privileged-nursing-home-in-us-after-mcconnell-freeze\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley dubs Senate 'privileged nursing home' after McConnell freeze.\">privileged nursing\u200d home<\/a> \u200bin \u2063the country&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley criticized \u200bthe Senate on Thursday, describing it as the\u2062 &#8220;most privileged nursing home in\u200c the country.&#8221; This\u2063 came after\u2064 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell froze during\u200c a news conference on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Haley acknowledged McConnell&#8217;s leadership in the Republican\u2062 Party over his long\u200c tenure in the Senate but emphasized that\u2063 it \u200cwas time for him to step\u200b away, especially after experiencing his second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-thomas-presents-arguments-remotely-after-being-released-from-the-hospital\/\" title=\"Justice Thomas Presents Arguments Remotely After Being Released From The Hospital\">recent health scare<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Haley\u200b calls for mental competency tests\u200d for government officials<\/h3>\n<p>During an\u200c interview with Fox News, Haley expressed\u2062 her concerns about the state of the\u2064 Senate \u2062and also advocated for mental competency tests for government officials \u200cand members of Congress over the age of 75. \u2063She\u2063 emphasized the importance of ensuring\u2063 that\u2062 those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-blocks-illinois-law-that-targets-crisis-pregnancy-centers\/\" title=\"Illinois law targeting crisis pregnancy centers blocked by federal judge.\">making critical decisions<\/a> on national security, the economy, and the border \u2063are at the top\u2062 of their game.<\/p>\n<p>Haley&#8217;s call for mental competency tests \u200dhas been a recurring theme in her campaign, although some conservative opponents argue that voters \u200bshould be the ones to determine a candidate&#8217;s mental capacity.<\/p>\n<p>If such tests were required for individuals over the\u200d age of\u200b 75, both President\u200d Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump would be obligated to take the exam.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I think that we do need \u2062mental competency tests for anyone over the age \u200dof 75. I \u2064wouldn\u2019t care if they did them over the age\u200d of 50,&#8221; Haley \u200cstated. &#8220;But these are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-think-there-will-be-a-referendum-on-these-sorts-of-actions-in-2022-candace-owens-roasts-san-francisco-mayor-for-flouting-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"\u2018I Think There Will Be A Referendum On These Sorts Of Actions In 2022\u2019: Candace Owens Roasts San Francisco Mayor For Flouting Mask Mandate\">people making decisions<\/a> on our national\u200c security. They\u2019re making decisions on our economy, on\u2063 the border.\u200d We need to know they\u2019re at \u2064the top of their game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite McConnell&#8217;s recent health scare,\u2063 he \u2062has been cleared\u2062 by the attending physician for Congress to resume his\u2064 duties in the Senate. Dr. Brian Monahan, the physician, explained\u200b that McConnell&#8217;s episode was not uncommon \u200bfor individuals recovering \u2064from a\u2062 concussion or\u2062 experiencing dehydration.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-gop-field-has-a-trump-dilemma-that-the-latest-indictment-has-only-made-worse\/\" title=\"The GOP field has a Trump dilemma that the latest indictment has only made worse\">political landscape continues<\/a> to evolve, discussions surrounding the mental fitness of\u200b government officials are \u2062likely to persist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read\u200c more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley criticized the Senate, calling it the &#8220;most privileged nursing home in the country.&#8221; She specifically targeted Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for freezing during a recent news conference. 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