President Joe Biden tried to distance himself from his ailing reelection campaign during a brief respite on Nantucket over the holiday weekend, but it didn’t last long before questions about his age came back to haunt him.
During a brief exchange with a Fox News reporter, the 81-year-old incumbent snapped after being asked if the concerns about his age and fitness for a second term are legitimate.
“That’s stupid!” Biden shouted from afar.
“Why is Donald Trump beating you in the latest polls?” the reporter replied, receiving no answer.
Concerns about Biden’s age have been a quagmire for his reelection campaign, which has worked in concert with the White House to launch a full-scale effort to prevent him from tripping or falling in public. The president now wears special sneakers with extra grip and boards Air Force One using a smaller auxiliary set of stairs after taking multiple tumbles while climbing the traditional staircase.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has worked overtime to spin a string of consistent polling showing Americans and a majority of Democrats are deeply concerned about President Biden’s age and do not want him…
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