Former First Lady Hillary Clinton said she believes President Biden’s age is a “legitimate” campaign issue despite the commander-in-chief’s criticism over a special counsel report that accused him of senility.
“I talk to people in the White House all the time, and you know, they know it’s an issue, but as I like to say, ‘look, it’s a legitimate issue,'” Clinton told MSNBC’s Alex Wagner earlier this week. “It is a valid issue for [ex-President Donald] Trump who is only three years younger, right? So it’s an issue.”
The former Democratic presidential candidate and secretary of state also said during Wednesday’s interview that while it may be difficult for Biden and Trump to connect with young voters, the president should highlight his background as an “experienced” leader.
“I think Biden should also lean on the fact that he has experience and that experience is not just in the political arena,” he said. “It’s like, things, you know, human experience, character, wisdom.
“I think he should be ready to really pull out … and I think he should joke more about it.”
Hillary Clinton says President Biden’s age is a “legitimate” campaign issue. MSNBC
A recent NBC News poll found that 76% of respondents said they worry Biden, 81, is mentally unfit for a second term.
A sweeping report from special counsel Robert Hur released Thursday found Biden too senile to be prosecuted for mishandling classified documents.
It also said the commander in chief “doesn’t remember when he was vice president” and “doesn’t remember, even in years, when his son Beau died” during two days of interviews in October.
Biden, however, slammed the description of his mental acuity at a hastily arranged news conference on Thursday, insisting, “Remember I’m fine!” and “I know what I’m doing!”
But he mistakenly referred to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as the Mexican president while speaking to reporters during the rally.
A scathing report released Thursday deemed Biden too senile for prosecution for mishandling classified documents. MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Clinton said that age may be a more important issue for voters to choose the best candidate – and she supports Biden.
“I’m supporting Joe Biden for re-election on merit because I think he’s done a really good job as president,” Clinton said. “So, I think he should continue to go out and campaign. He has campaigned quite vigorously across the country.
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