There is a new oldster in the campaign and he is showing a lot of lapses of memory and other age-related issues. He is now the oldest ever candidate for president. The worm has turned....
Donald Trump is facing increased scrutiny over apparent memory lapses in the wake of Joe Biden pulling out the 2024 presidential race, according to a prominent academic.
Heather Cox Richardson, author and professor of history at Boston College, wrote in her Letters from an American substack that there are already signs that there might be more attention paid to Trump's apparent lapses now that focus will not be on the 81-year-old president.
After Biden ended his reelection campaign on Sunday, Trump, 78, became the oldest presidential nominee in U.S. history. If Trump wins November's election, he could overtake Biden as the oldest ever sitting U.S. president during his second term.
Despite only being three years younger than Biden, and also prone to gaffes during public speaking, Trump had not faced the same level of public concern or scrutiny that he is too old or mentally unfit to run for office again as the president.
Richardson suggests that recent reports from CNN noting Trump saying he doesn't know who said he would consider JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon as his next Treasury Secretary—despite saying this in a Bloomberg News interview earlier in July—means the Republican looks could face increased scrutiny about his cognitive ability going forward.
Donald Trump Now Facing Memory Lapse Concerns: Professor
Donald Trump is facing increased scrutiny over apparent memory lapses in the wake of Joe Biden pulling out the 2024 presidential race, according to a prominent academic.
Heather Cox Richardson, author and professor of history at Boston College, wrote in her Letters from an American substack that there are already signs that there might be more attention paid to Trump's apparent lapses now that focus will not be on the 81-year-old president.
After Biden ended his reelection campaign on Sunday, Trump, 78, became the oldest presidential nominee in U.S. history. If Trump wins November's election, he could overtake Biden as the oldest ever sitting U.S. president during his second term.
Despite only being three years younger than Biden, and also prone to gaffes during public speaking, Trump had not faced the same level of public concern or scrutiny that he is too old or mentally unfit to run for office again as the president.
Richardson suggests that recent reports from CNN noting Trump saying he doesn't know who said he would consider JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon as his next Treasury Secretary—despite saying this in a Bloomberg News interview earlier in July—means the Republican looks could face increased scrutiny about his cognitive ability going forward.
