United States Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley made a surprise appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live and took a swipe at former President Donald Trump over his age, his mental fitness and his refusal to debate her.
Haley appeared in a segment set in a fake CNN town hall meeting in Columbia, South Carolina, where a fake Trump – played by cast member James Austin Johnson – was being asked questions by an audience.
The former South Carolina governor has been campaigning ahead of her home state’s Republican primary on February 24 as she attempts to close the polling gap with Trump. Last month, Trump secured a decisive victory in the New Hampshire primary, beating rival Haley by a substantial margin.
In the sketch, Haley was introduced as “someone who describes herself as a concerned South Carolina voter” when called on to question the candidate.
“My question is why won’t you debate Nikki Haley?” she asked.
Trump, the frontrunner for the nomination, has avoided all debates so far in the campaign. Credit: aljazeera.com
