Biden declared in an interview this week that he has “pretty good” intellectual acuity, but a number of recent polls suggest that a majority of Americans don’t think so, raising concerns about the president’s age.
“I’ve been doing this a long time. The idea that I’m an old man is true. I am an old man. But number one, I’m only three years older than Trump,” Biden said. He told NBC News“And secondly, my intelligence was so superior. I accomplished more in three and a half years than any president has ever done. So I’m happy to be recognized for that.”
“I get it. I get it when people say, ‘Oh my God, he’s 81. Wow,'” Biden added. “What’s he going to be like when he’s 83, 84? That’s a legitimate question.”
But a new national poll released this week by NBC News, which surveyed 800 registered voters between July 7 and 9, found that about 80% are concerned that Biden “does not have the mental and physical health necessary to serve a second term as president.”
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Biden addressed the nation on Sunday, July 14, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, regarding the assassination attempt on President Trump. (Erin Shaff/The New York Times via The Associated Press)
In an ABC News/Washington Post poll released last week, 85% of respondents said Biden is too old to serve a second term, while 60% of respondents also said former President Trump is too old to serve a second term, up from 44% in a spring 2023 survey.
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And a nationwide Fox News poll conducted after the first presidential debate and before Saturday’s assassination attempt on Trump found that 63% believe Biden’s age puts national security at risk, 71% believe the White House has been dishonest about Biden’s mental health and another 63% suspect Biden has not been as involved in important decisions recently.
Biden watches as he takes part in the first presidential debate of the 2024 election alongside former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at CNN studios in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27, 2024. (Andrew Caballero Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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The survey found that 32% believe Biden is mentally healthy enough to serve effectively as president, a record low and down nine points since May. The drop is even bigger among Democrats, down 17 points from 78% two months ago to 61% now.
Fox News’ Anders Hagstrom and Dana Blanton contributed to this report.
