Republican lobbyists are privately worried that former President Donald Trump is not physically or mentally capable of serving another term in the White House.
According to Punchbowl News, "Two-thirds of Republican K Street leaders (66%) doubt Trump’s mental acuity and physical fitness to serve as president, our latest survey of downtowners found. Meanwhile, Democratic K Street leaders seem more confident in Biden’s physical and mental capacity to serve. More than half of Democratic respondents (54%) said they are unconcerned about Biden’s cognitive and overall health."
This comes amid ongoing debate in the media and among political observers about the unprecedented age of the presidential contenders for 2024: President Joe Biden is 81, while Trump is 77; either would become the oldest person ever elected president.
The age issue for Biden was redoubled earlier this year when special counsel Robert Hur controversially stated in his report declining to charge the president over classified documents discovered in his personal effects, that he could easily present himself to a jury as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”
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Hur had claimed in his summary that Biden could not remember key dates in his life, like the death of his son, although the uncut transcripts of their interview contradict this.
Meanwhile, noted Donna Baeck for Punchbowl, "Although Trump’s numerous legal charges have dominated his reelection campaign, the former president has had his gaffes, too. Back in October during a campaign speech, Trump mistakenly referred to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as the prime minister of Turkey. Earlier this year, Trump confused former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley for former Speaker Nancy Pelosi."
