Harris campaign flips script that got Biden out of the race while Trump campaign defends his 'competence'

VP Kamala Harris’s campaign turns former President Trump’s age tactics against him, but Trump’s team defends him by attacking Harris’s record and "competence."

"And Kamala Harris has proven to be just as incompetent and ineffective as Joe Biden," Karoline Leavitt, Trump campaign press secretary said. "Kamala hides from the press and hasn’t sat down for an interview in more than 30 days because her advisers know she’s incapable of defending her failed record. On the other hand, President Trump takes tough questions from hostile media almost every day and continues a relentless schedule, despite endless legal witch-hunts and even an assassination attempt on his life."  Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate. 

While Biden faced mounting pressure from Democrats to resign from the 2024 race due to concerns over his age and mental acuity, his campaign and the White House frequently avoided addressing these issues with reporters. Harris – and her running mate Gov. Tim Walz – have made subtle swipes at Trump, 78, for his age.