'Horrified' insiders don't want 'mentally unfit' Trump on a stage with Haley: Morning Joe

Reacting to former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) unleashing a surprisingly harsh attack on Donald Trump as the South Carolina primary looms, "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough claimed the former president is being hindered from firing back over fears he can't be trusted to face off with her in a debate.

On Wednesday, Haley noted concerns about Trump's mental state and suggested that is why he won't debate her which the MSNBC host agreed with.

Listing off the former president's gaffes which have plagued him over the past week — including Trump mistaking Haley with Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) -- Scarborough told co-host Mika Brzezinski , "He's scared. He's scared to debate because he doesn't think — he just doesn't think he can — I'm sure his campaign people are like we let him out on a stage in front of a teleprompter and he confuses Nikki Haley and Nancy Pelosi."

"Barack Obama; he thinks Barack Obama is president of the United States, thinks he ran against him and beat him," he continued. "So, like, they're horrified of the prospect of Donald Trump on a debate stage with Nikki Haley because I guess they don't think he is mentally fit."

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"Think about it," co-host Wille Geist jumped in, "When is the last time you saw Donald Trump have to perform on his feet? Meaning, take a question from a voter, debate someone, do something where he had to be prepared and to react to something."

"They don't put him in those situations anymore," he elaborated. "It's not — when you stand in front of an adoring crowd and vomit conspiracy theories and confuse Nikki Haley and Nancy Pelosi — that's not acting on your feet, that's giving a speech. They don't want him in those scenarios."

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