Alyssa Farrah Griffin, a former White House communications director, said it was “surprising” that voters were more concerned about President Biden’s age than former President Trump. It’s not,” he insisted.
On Monday, Trump emerged as a vocal Republican critic of the former president when asked by CNN’s John Berman how much he “missed” or mixed up facts during the Trump administration. “I’ve said this before, but he’s true,” Griffin said. He wasn’t as sharp as he was in 2016. He wasn’t as sharp as he was in 2020 either. ”
“For some reason, it doesn’t necessarily translate the same way to voters, but Donald Trump is not the strongest fighter the Republican Party has at this point,” Griffin added.
“And he’s only three-and-a-half years younger than President Joe Biden, so it’s surprising that voters don’t think age matters either. But there’s something about the way they live that’s seen quite differently. there is.”
Mr. Griffin, who currently co-hosts ABC’s “The View,” said Mr. Trump, 77, “was never a very articulate or eloquent person,” but now he is “consistently” famous. He said he was confusing the names of the leaders.
Trump returns this weekend to confuse Former President Obama for Biden.
“So things are only getting worse, not better. He’s not as sharp as he used to be,” Farrah Griffin said, adding that President Trump’s remarks at a rally last month He pointed out that he appeared to be confusing his primary challenger, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Democratic Party). -California) while discussing the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
At 81 years old, Biden is the oldest sitting U.S. president, and if re-elected, he will be 86 years old at the end of his second term. Biden’s age has been a topic of debate throughout his presidency, heightened after the release of a special counsel report that described Biden as an “elderly man with a poor memory.”
Recent New York Times/Siena College Poll It found that 73% of registered voters surveyed, including 56% of Democrats, strongly or somewhat believe that Biden is too old to be an effective president. About 43% of registered voters said the same about Trump.
Biden last week pushed aside swirling concerns about his age, saying what really matters is “how old you think.”
“Look at the other guy, he’s about my age,” Biden said last week on NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” in reference to President Trump’s recent comments. , I can’t remember my wife’s name.” The speech appeared to confuse his wife, Melania Trump, with Mercedes Schlapp, a former Trump aide and wife of American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp.
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