E arlier this year, Democrats were outraged that Republicans — and the media — were focusing on Joe Biden’s advancing age and declining acuity. He’s fine, they insisted. It’s all partisan propaganda.
The accusations are unfair. No, they were not unfair. Biden’s disastrous debate performance clearly demonstrated that he was too old and feeble to run for a second term, let alone serve another four years.
But now the age issue has turned against Donald Trump, who is 78 today and would turn 82 in office, should he win a second term. Kamala Harris, 18 years his junior, is now calling Trump “increasingly unstable and unhinged,” and her charges are well-formed and well-founded. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content.
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STEVEN ROBERTS: Is Trump too old to be president?
Earlier this year, Democrats were outraged that Republicans — and the media — were focusing on Joe Biden’s advancing age and declining acuity. He’s fine, they insisted. It’s all partisan propaganda. The accusations are unfair.