Obama rallies for Harris in swing state and questions Trump’s competence
Al Jazeera
Once a vulnerability, Democrats have turned questions of age and competence into a line of attack against Donald Trump.
Barack Obama questioned Donald Trump’s stamina for high office, as he campaigned on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in the swing state of Arizona.
At a Friday rally in the city of Tucson, Obama needled Trump on his ability to serve a second term, a theme Harris and campaign surrogates have recently leaned into.
“Along with his intentions, there is also a question of his competence. Have you seen him lately?” asked Obama. “I mean, he is out there, he’s giving two, two-and-a-half hour speeches, just word salads. You have no idea what he’s talking about.”
Democrats have been quick to call into question whether Trump is young enough and mentally competent enough to serve another term in the White House.
After 81-year-old President Joe Biden suspended his re-election campaign in July and was replaced at the top of the Democratic ticket with 59-year-old Vice President Harris, questions of age went from being a vulnerability for the Democrats to a potent line of attack against Trump, now the oldest presidential candidate in US history.
