President Biden's chief deputy campaign manager insisted the 2024 election is “not about age” when asked about the commander-in-chief's mental acuity.
“There's a simple formula when it comes to the age of a president, and that's the result,” Quentin Fawkes told ABC's “This Week” host Martha Raddatz. “And you know, age equals wisdom, and age equals results and experience. And President Biden, because of his age, is able to sit at the table and bring people together from both sides of the aisle and get results for the American people.” Whether it's a historic bipartisan infrastructure bill, whether it's bringing people to the table to create jobs or ensuring that inflation is contained, the president has delivered results. Our best answer to this. is about continuing to communicate about the things that people care about, and Americans care about.”
“This election is not about age,” Fulks added. “This election is about freedom and democracy, and the fact that the Democratic Party under President Biden believes that people deserve more freedom, not less. Republicans want to roll it back and strip it away.”
A new ABC News/Ipso poll conducted Jan. 4-8 found that 69% of respondents did not believe Biden had the mental fortitude to become president, and in May 2020 This was an increase from just 43% of the total.
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President Trump is about four years younger than President Biden. (AP)
Fawkes' comments come in the wake of former President Trump's use of Nikki Haley's name in explaining allegations about Nancy Pelosi on January 6 at a New Hampshire campaign rally on Friday. Ta. The apparent mix-up drew attention to how Trump has long advocated for Pelosi as speaker of the House. At the time, he refused to deploy 10,000 National Guard troops the day before the Capitol riot.
President Biden speaks with reporters after speaking at an event welcoming the U.S. Conference of Mayors at the White House, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Although Haley branded the mix-up a gaffe and questioned President Trump's mental state ahead of the New Hampshire primary, some conservative voices at Some defended his role in making national news headlines for his alleged role in security. Congress had certified the 2020 election results.
Trump, who turns 78 in June, is just four years younger than Biden, who turns 82 in November.
“I don't care about being 80, but I'm 77. That's a big difference,” Trump said Saturday at a campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Trump added, “It's not about age. Different people have different strokes.” “I feel like my heart is stronger now than it was 25 years ago. Is that possible? I really do. Biden can't say that right now. You see.” He can't say that. He can't say that, there's something going on. ”
Former President Trump after speaking at a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire, Saturday, January 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
President Trump said Biden's public comments would be very short-lived, recalling that Biden taunted him last week by saying he “couldn't find the stairs” as he left a speech.
Some Democrats question Mr. Biden's mental acuity.
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Last week, Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minnesota, endorsed former 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang on Thursday, but Yang, addressing voters in New Hampshire, said that at his age Biden ” “It's difficult to reinvent.” And he added that it's time to upgrade from the predicted Biden vs. Trump rematch that “nobody wants.”
Phillips, considered a moderate Minnesotan and a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, and Yang were campaigning in the Granite state ahead of the Jan. 23 primary.
FOX News' Greg Wenner contributed to this report.
