The Trump campaign released an advertisement on Saturday that focuses on several occasions when President Biden has stumbled or fallen, emphasizing on his age shortly after the current president's campaign introduced an ad highlighting the president's age as a strength.
The Trump ad, titled “Not a Young Guy,” begins with the same opening footage from the Biden campaign ad, with the president telling the camera, “Look, I’m not a young guy.”
It is followed by approximately 40 seconds of footage of moments where Biden tripped while climbing stairs, fell down on his bike or looked confused as he left the stage after making a speech.
The campaign’s ad is the second occasion in recent days when Trump-aligned groups have criticized the president regarding his age. Make America Great Again Inc. launched an ad earlier in the week that questioned whether Biden could survive through the end of a second term.
Biden’s age has been a persistent concern for the White House as he aims for reelection. The president, who is currently 81, would be 86 at the end of a potential second term.
A recent New York Times/Siena College poll found 73 percent of registered voters said they either strongly or somewhat agree that Biden is too old to be an effective president.
Trump, the likely GOP nominee, is 77 and would be 82 at the end of a potential second term if he wins in November. He has faced some scrutiny for his own verbal mistakes, such as when he mixed up former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Nikki Haley, his GOP rival.
The Biden campaign ad released earlier Saturday will air in major battleground states and connects the president’s age with his ability to get things done during his first term.
“Donald Trump believes the job of a president is to take care of Donald Trump,” Biden says in the ad. “I believe the job of a president is to fight for you, the American people, and that’s what I’m doing.”
In an outtake at the end of the ad, Biden says, “Look, I’m very young, energetic and handsome, what the hell am I doing this for?”
