Earlier this week, Nikki Haley said that there should be 'mandatory mental competency tests for politicians over 75 years old.'
, who recently announced her plan to run for president in 2024, and other women over the age of 50 aren't in their"prime.", Lemon and co-host Poppy Harlow discussed Haley's recent comments about requiring competency tests for politicians over the age of 75.
"This whole talk about age makes me uncomfortable. I think it's the wrong road to go down. She says people, you know, politicians are suddenly not in their prime. Nikki Haley isn't in her prime. Sorry. When a woman is considered in her prime in her twenties and thirties," Lemon said. Above, Nikki Haley arrives for an event launching her candidacy for the U.S presidency on February 15, 2023, in Charleston, South Carolina. Inset: CNN host Don Lemon attends the Artist Fernanda Lavera Opening Reception at G23NY Gallery on November 4, 2021, in New York City. Lemon stunned his"CNN This Morning" co-host when he said that women are past their"prime" after the age of 50 in response to Haley running for president.
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