Former Trump communications director Anthony Scaramucci said in an interview Wednesday that the possibility of a rematch between former President Trump and President Biden is a choice between “dementia” and “dementia.”
During his interview with Scaramucci, Newsmax host Eric Bolling described Trump as “77 years old,” with Scaramucci clearly intending to embrace “an old man in his 80s,” referring to Biden. said.
“You're choosing dementia over dementia, so I don't know. I'd probably choose dementia over dementia, but that's fine,” Scaramucci told Bowling. “Listen, I understand. [Trump is] It's funny, I know he's crazy, but the viewers love him. ”
Boling fired back at Scaramucci by praising the former president.
“[Trump’s] Even the banks are going crazy all the way for America,” Boling said. “We've never been more secure and we've never been more successful. By the way, I know your bank account… has never spiked more than the four years Trump was president.”
Scaramucci was part of the Trump campaign's campaign team and worked in the White House for 11 days before being fired by then-president. He has since emerged as an outspoken critic of Trump and has endorsed former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the 2024 Republican primary.
Biden's age has been a central theme in Republican attacks on the president and a major factor in Democratic concerns about his candidacy.
At 81 years old, Biden is the oldest president of the United States, and if re-elected in 2024, he will be 86 years old at the end of his second term.
Trump, who is only a few years younger, faces myriad charges in four different criminal cases, two of which are related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. But with the Iowa caucuses just days away, his legal troubles aren't hurting him in the polls.
In a hypothetical general election matchup, Mr. Trump would lead by 52.8 points over other Republican candidates and maintain a narrow lead of 1.2 percentage points over Mr. Biden, according to Hill/Decision Desk Headquarters polling index. There is.
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