Trump campaign ramps up Biden mental fitness attacks
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his campaign are pushing ahead with efforts to attack former Vice President Joe Biden’s mental fitness, despite polling and guidance from advisers warning that the strategy could backfire.
"Biden would be the oldest sitting president if elected. His mental sharpness is fair game," said a person familiar with the plans. Biden has already shown his ability to win over voters on the debate stage in the 11 Democratic debates he participated in to clinch his party’s nomination. While one Trump campaign adviser criticized Biden’s debate skills, he acknowledged the former vice president hadn’t given the fumbling performance one would expect based on the president’s attack ads — presenting a real risk that the re-election team could be mismanaging expectations.
The message also dovetails with another frequent line of attack: that Biden isn't sharp enough to avoid becoming an unwitting puppet of the far left, said a person familiar with the matter.
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