Haley Questions Trump's Mental Sharpness Ahead of New Hampshire Primary

Ahead of the New Hampshire GOP primary, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has ramped up her rhetoric against rival candidate former President Donald Trump.

The Details: Haley questioned Trump’s mental fitness after he conflated her with former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi when speaking of the January 6 Capitol riot. She also criticized him for previously mixing up President Obama and President Biden.

Key Quotes: Trump said, “They never report the crowd on Jan. 6… Nikki Haley is in charge of security — we offered her 10,000 people, soldiers, National Guards, whatever they want. They turned it down. They don’t want to talk about that.” Haley said, “He’s going on and on mentioning me multiple times as to why I didn’t [handle] security during the Capitol riot… I wasn’t even in D.C. on January 6th. I wasn’t in office then.”

For Context: The candidates’ remarks come days before New Hampshire’s GOP primary, which many see as Haley’s last tangible opportunity to gain momentum against Trump.

How The Media Covered It: The Washington Post (Lean Left bias) included several quotes from Haley in which she criticized Trump, including one in which she claimed he has a “bromance” with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Newsweek (Center bias) included some of Trump’s attacks on Haley near the end of its article. National Review (Lean Right bias) included more quotes from Trump than Haley and context on the upcoming New Hampshire vote.