‘Believe Me Now, George?’ Nikki Haley Jabs Stephanopoulos Over Past Interview Battle on Biden’s Health

Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley took a jab at ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos on Wednesday after an old clip of them debating President Joe Biden’s health went viral this week.

“Believe me now, George?” Haley wrote sharing an edited clip from a conservative media watchdog. The X post Haley shared was captioned, “Biden is set to do his first post-debate interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. Here’s George shouting over Nikki Haley last year when she questioned Biden’s ability to finish a second term: ‘How do you know Joe Biden is not going to finish his term? What is that based on?’”

Haley regularly mentioned President Biden’s age and health during her run for the presidency last year and indeed did tussle with Stephanopoulos on Good Morning America last August.

“Well, first of all, a vote for Joe Biden is a vote for Kamala Harris ,” Haley said during the interview. “You know that and I know that. There’s no way that Joe Biden is going to finish his term. I think Kamala Harris is going to be the next president, and that should send a chill up every American’s spine.”

“Excuse me, excuse me, one second about that. How do you know Joe Biden is not going to finish his term? What is that based on?” interjected Stephanopoulos as Haley tried to continue.

President Biden will try to calm concerns over the weekend about his health and the state of his campaign when he sits down with Stephanopoulos. Critics, however, note that the interview will not be live and as a result, may not help with voters who want to see Biden off-script and engaging naturally.