Jill Biden Says Testing President’s Mental Fitness ‘Ridiculous’
- Would ‘never even discuss something like that,’ she tells CNN
- GOP contender Nikki Haley floated test for over-75 politicians
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden
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President Joe Biden would “never even discuss” taking a mental competency test suggested by Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley for politicians older than 75, first lady Jill Biden said.
Her comments to CNN come in the context of Biden’s expected bid for a second term, which would make him 82 at his inauguration if he won reelection. In previously released interview excerpts, the first lady said she’s “all for” her husband running in 2024 and pointed to his recent trip to Ukraine that included a nine-hour train ride from Poland.