Trump Defends Biden's Age: 'Not Too Old' to Be President

Former President Donald Trump does not think that President Joe Biden's age poses an issue for his 2024 campaign—his mental capacity does.

"CROOKED JOE BIDEN is NOT too OLD, he is too INCOMPETENT!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Monday.

A dilemma has emerged concerning aging politicians for both sides of the aisle. Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell has also raised questions about his ability to serve after a recent series of health-related issues at the age of 81. And 90-year-old Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein has faced calls to retire from some members of her own party.

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.

But Trump maintains that his age has nothing to do with his ability to run the country. In a series of Truth Social posts on Sunday, the former president bashed a Wall Street Journal poll published last week in which voters were asked if they found Trump "mentally up for the job of president." Out of the 1,500 respondents, 49 percent said they did not find that phrase to describe the former president.