- Sen. Bernie Sanders called presidential hopeful Nikki Haley’s suggestion of an age-based competency test for politicians “absurd,” speaking Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
- “We are fighting racism, we’re fighting sexism, we’re fighting homophobia,” the 81-year-old senator said. “I think we should also be fighting ageism. … There are a lot of 40-year-olds out there who ain’t particularly competent.”
- The 51-year-old Haley in announcing her 2024 GOP presidential bid this past week called for “a new generation” of leadership she expressed support for a policy mandating mental competency tests for politicians older than 75.
- Former President Donald Trump, 76, has already announced he’ll seek reelection next year. And President Biden, who is 80, also expected to run again.
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Sanders: Haley’s Support For Age-Based Competency Test ‘Absurd’
Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has twice tried unsuccessfully to win the Democrat Party presidential nomination, made the comment Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation."
