NEW DELHI: Taking a jibe at Nikki Haley, former US President Donald Trump referred to her as "Birdbrain", saying that Nancy Pelosi is "a little bit" smarter than her, Fox News reported.
Addressing a group in Virginia, Trump said, "I purposely mix up a name, like Birdbrain… you know who Birdbrain is, right, Nikki, with Nancy Pelosi."
"I put them in because they're interchangeable in my mind," he said, further adding, "Except I have to say, I shouldn't say this about a semi-Republican, but I think Pelosi's probably a little bit smarter, actually."
In January, Haley had said that Trump was not "mentally fit" for office after he referred to Pelosi as Haley at a speech.
Earlier on Saturday, Trump won the Republican primary elections in Idaho, Missouri, and Michigan.
Speaking to a crowd of supporters in the evening, the former president bemoaned media coverage of his remarks referring to President Biden as "President Obama."
Trump said that he purposefully refers to Biden as "Obama". He also admitted that he had confused Haley, whom he refers to as "Birdbrain," with Pelosi.
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