Polls show that while the age gap between the two men is small, Americans worry more about incumbent President Joe Biden's age, with one survey finding that three in four people doubt his ability to last a second term.
Biden, who overcame a stuttering problem as a youth, has often been mocked for his verbal stumbles. / Photo: AP
The former president's comments, made in an interview with NBC's"Meet the Press" to be aired Sunday, come as America faces a profound debate over the ageing of its political class, a major factor ahead of the 2024 elections –– when Biden will be just shy of 82 and Trump himself 78. That Trump ended his own term in office as the second-oldest president ever presents the real estate magnate with a challenge, however, in repeatedly portraying Biden as too"sleepy" to do the job.
"Some of the greatest world leaders have been in their 80s," he told NBC."I'm not anywhere very near 80, by the way.Biden, who overcame a stuttering problem as a youth, has often been mocked for his verbal stumbles.
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