Trump defends Biden's age: 'Not too old' to be president

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Trump defends Biden's age: 'Not too old' to be president
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The former president, who is 77, has insisted that age should not be a deciding factor among voters next year.

Biden, who will turn 81 in November, has made history as the oldest sitting president in U.S. history, and has set his sights on reelection in 2024. Trump, 77, is not far behind, and would be 82 at the end of his second term if reelected in 2024.

President Joe Biden, left, is pictured on Monday while walking to board Air Force One after delivering remarks on the 22nd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack. Former President Donald Trump speaks on Friday in Rapid City, South Dakota. Trump on Monday said he doesn't think Biden's age poses an issue for his 2024 campaign—his mental capacity does. Aging politicians have posed a dilemma for both sides of the aisle.

Another 24 percent surveyed said they felt Trump was too old to run for president. In comparison, 49 percent of respondents also said that Biden was not"mentally up" for the Oval Office, and 45 percent agreed the president was"too old to run."poll, coming out of nowhere to soften the mental incompetence blow that is so obvious with Crooked Joe Biden, they ask about my age and mentality," Trump posted.

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