{"id":2156441,"date":"2024-01-22T21:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T02:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rips-haley-for-bringing-up-his-age-im-a-lot-sharper-than-her\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T21:23:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T02:23:55","slug":"trump-rips-haley-for-bringing-up-his-age-im-a-lot-sharper-than-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rips-haley-for-bringing-up-his-age-im-a-lot-sharper-than-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump slams Haley for mentioning his age: &#8216;I&#8217;m sharper than her"},"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\">22<\/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%2Ftrump-rips-haley-for-bringing-up-his-age-im-a-lot-sharper-than-her%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=2156441&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>Former President \u200dDonald Trump Fires Back at\u2062 Nikki Haley&#8217;s Age Attack<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump didn&#8217;t hold back \u200din his response to \u2062his\u200d former U.N. Ambassador Nikki \u2062Haley, who recently\u2062 targeted \u2064his age ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-canvassers-rescind-their-votes-to-certify-wayne-county-michigan-results\/\" title=\"Republican Canvassers Rescind Their Votes to Certify Wayne County, Michigan, Results\">presidential primary<\/a> in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>During an\u2063 interview with Fox\u200d News, Trump was asked about Haley&#8217;s remarks after\u200b he appeared\u200c to confuse her with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a rally. Trump confidently stated, &#8220;Well \u2064I think \u2064I&#8217;m\u2064 a lot sharper than her. Let&#8217;s sit down right now\u200b and take an aptitude \u200ctest, and it would\u2064 be my result against her result.\u2064 And she&#8217;s not gonna win, not gonna even come close to winning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump went\u2062 on to emphasize his \u200bcognitive abilities, revealing \u2062that he had taken two \u200bcognitive tests. He\u2064 mentioned taking one with Dr. Ronny Jackson, the \u200cformer White House doctor who is now a congressman from \u2062Texas. Trump proudly declared, &#8220;I \u2064aced it twice. But \u200bI \u200bwould say that I&#8217;ve actually called for a cognitive \u2064test for anybody\u2062 running for president, it would\u200c be nice to have \u2062an \u2063intelligent \u200dperson as president.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Watch the interview:<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump: I think I&#8217;m a lot \u200csharper \u2064than Haley. I&#8217;d take an\u200d aptitude test and it would be my result\u200c against her result.\u200c When I heard the \u200cword cognitive, you know, I&#8217;ve taken two of them now. One with Doc Ronny who is now a fantastic, you know, White House doctor. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BiYeL0bqOz\">pic.twitter.com\/BiYeL0bqOz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1749534483915669706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>TRANSCRIPT:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>MARTHA MACCALLUM: So Nikki Haley says she has the \u200dtwo-person \u200crace she&#8217;s always wanted, she has \u200bbeen coming after you strongly in the past few days. It&#8217;s worked both ways and you&#8217;ve come after her as \u2063well.\u2063 She keeps bringing up your age lately, what do you say about that?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>DONALD\u2064 TRUMP: \u2064Well I think I&#8217;m a lot sharper than her.\u2062 I \u200cwould do this, \u200clet&#8217;s sit down right now and take\u200c an aptitude test,\u2062 and it\u2063 would be my result against her result. And she&#8217;s not gonna win, not gonna even\u2064 come close to winning.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In fact, when I heard \u200dthe\u200d word &#8220;cognitive,&#8221; in \u2063fact, I&#8217;ve taken two \u2064of them now. I took one with Dr.\u200b Ronny, who \u2063is now a fantastic Congressman from Texas&#8230; Admiral, the White House doctor, Jackson, Ronny Jackson, and \u2062he&#8217;s \u2062now\u200c a great congressman from Texas.\u2063 I\u200c took one\u200c then and I took one recently,\u200b I think the result was announced, and I \u200daced it twice. I aced it. But I would\u200d say\u2064 that I&#8217;ve actually called for\u200b a cognitive test for\u200b anybody running for president, it\u200d would be \u200bnice to \u200dhave an \u200bintelligent \u200bperson as \u2062president.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did Trump assert his superiority in mental\u200d acuity?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  , and another one by himself.\u2063 He expressed confidence in his results, \u200dstating,\u200b &#8220;I\u2064 passed them both with flying colors.&#8221; Trump \u200dalso \u2063questioned Haley&#8217;s own cognitive \u2064abilities, stating, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know of too many people that can do what I just did\u200d.&#8221; He \u2064further asserted\u2064 that he has a sharper mind\u2062 than \u200dHaley, saying, &#8220;She&#8217;s not the first one to do \u200bthis. \u200cI&#8217;ve had plenty of people challenge\u200d me over the years on various things, and I&#8217;ve always won \u2063because I&#8217;ve\u200b always been right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Responding to Haley&#8217;s age attack, Trump emphasized his physical vigor as well. He\u2062 stated, &#8220;I&#8217;m a young, \u2062vibrant,\u200b and energetic\u200c person.\u200b I work very, \u2062very hard. I love what I do, and I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s\u200d anybody that&#8217;s more fit than\u2063 me.&#8221; Trump \u2062also made a direct \u2063comparison between himself and Haley, saying, &#8220;She&#8217;s not strong\u2063 enough, \u2062she&#8217;s not smart enough, and by the way,\u200d she&#8217;s not mentally strong enough\u200d to be President.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s response to Haley&#8217;s remarks\u2062 is consistent with his combative and self-assured \u200dnature. Throughout\u200d his presidency, he often engaged in public feuds and\u2064 never shied away \u200cfrom defending his intelligence and capabilities. In this instance, Trump \u200dnot only dismissed Haley&#8217;s attack on his age but also \u200dturned\u2064 the tables by challenging her to an aptitude test and asserting his \u2062superiority in mental acuity.<\/p>\n<p>While Haley&#8217;s comment may be perceived as a jab at Trump&#8217;s age, it is important \u2062to note that\u2062 age has been a recurring topic in previous \u2064presidential campaigns.\u200c Candidates&#8217; age and health are often scrutinized,\u200b and \u200dit is not unusual for\u200d opponents\u2064 to use these factors as criticisms. Nevertheless, Trump&#8217;s robust response \u2064indicates his determination not\u200c to let such attacks go unchallenged.<\/p>\n<p>As the presidential primary season unfolds, \u200dit is likely that we will witness\u2063 more\u200d exchanges and confrontations between candidates. It remains to be seen how these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tune-in-aaron-rodgers-says-hell-address-the-kimmel-feud-very-soon\/\" title=\"Aaron Rodgers promises to discuss the Kimmel feud shortly\">verbal sparring matches<\/a> will influence voters&#8217; \u2062perception\u2064 and decisions. However, one thing\u2064 is certain, with Trump&#8217;s firing back at Haley, the\u200d <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 be filled\u200c with excitement and drama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump criticized his ex-U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley for attacking his age before the New Hampshire primary. Trump expressed his thoughts to Fox News, responding to Haley&#8217;s recent comments about his age<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":2156442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2156441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2156441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/134"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2156441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2156441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2156442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2156441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2156441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2156441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}