Following Haley's speech calling for 'mental competency tests' for politicians more than 75 years old, CNN anchor Don Lemon responded 'Nikki Haley is not in her prime, sorry. A woman is considered to be in her prime in her 20s, 30s and maybe her 40s.'
that called for"mandatory mental competency tests for politicians over 75 years old." The 51-year-old politician launched her bid in the Republican race at a rally Wednesday in Charleston, S.C.Haley's"talk about age" makes him uncomfortable and said her comments were the"wrong road" to go down, adding that Haley"is not in her prime."Don Lemon is apologizing after saying Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is not"in her prime.
Lemon responded:"If you Google, 'when is a woman in her prime,' it'll say 20s, 30s, and 40s. ... I'm not saying I agree with that so I think she has to be careful about saying that ." "She’s in her prime for running for office," Cornish said of Haley."Political prime is what we’re talking about."Thursday afternoon, Lemon apologized for his on-air comments.
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