Trump's age, fitness arguments backfire with Biden exit

[kevindavis007]

Donald Trump constantly attacked his Democratic opponent Joe Biden over his age and fitness, but the 78-year-old Republican could find those same arguments coming back to haunt him after the president ended his reelection bid.

With Vice President Kamala Harris, 59, on course to become the Democratic nominee, Trump will be a much older candidate and face an even brighter spotlight on any hint of decline.

"The dynamics have drastically changed," Matthew Foster, a political scientist at American University, told AFP.

Trump continued to attack Biden's mental acuity even after he dropped out, taunting on social media that he is "going to wake up and forget that he dropped out of the race."

The barbs are almost enough to make one forget the real estate mogul is not all that young either.

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Maybe having this 78 old fart as the GOP Nominee was a bad idea.