More Americans are growing concerned about Trump’s age, health: New poll.
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The new YouGov poll showed that Americans are growing more concerned about Trump’s age and health affecting his ability to conduct his job as president. Trump, 79, became the oldest president ever to be sworn in on Inauguration Day earlier this year, prompting some critics to question his health.
The poll found that Americans are more likely to say Trump is “too old” to be president than not. About 49% of Americans surveyed said he was “too old,” while 39% said he was “not too old.” This includes 80% of Democrats and just 13% of Republicans.
The share of Americans saying Trump is “too old” to be president has steadily increased since last year. In February 2024, just 34% of Americans said he was “too old.” By April, this number grew to 42%, according to the poll.
The poll also asked respondents whether Trump’s age and health affect his ability to serve as president. The poll found that more Americans have expressed concerns about Trump’s ability to handle the job since the 2024 elections.
The poll found that 39% of Americans said Trump’s age and health “severely limit his ability to do the job.” This is up from the 36% who said the same in October 2024.
Another 25% said Trump’s age and health have “little effect on his ability to do the job,” which is up from the 20% who said the same last year. Overall, 49% of Americans said Trump is experiencing cognitive decline, while 59% said he is experiencing physical decline.
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Any 79 year old is too old to be president. Trump gets away with it because his mentally ill energy is more prominent that his diminished physical fitness. There is an advantage to being crazy, it distracts from your other issues.
I think you may be right!
IMO, what he has been doing with tariffs, screwing up the whole world's economy, and using it as a weapon to interfere with other nations' sovereignty, the way he has been doing with Brazil, and how he has been damaging friends and allies like he has been doing with Canada, all tell me he really IS crazy.
He doesn't stumble, mumble, drool. He speaks clearly and logically and doesn't shake hands with invisible people.
If he should pass before the end of this term, J D Vance will fill in just fine.
But is he competant?
I think you're asking the wrong person.
You're right. (But I had intended the question for anyone here who wanted to answer.
It appears that I'm the only one who did.
The way I'm feeling physically these days, I could use a little craziness.
Well, you might have come to the right place (in fact sometimes I even perpetrate some overall craziness when I'm feeling serious! A sort of unusual type of "multitasking".
Some people have even (falsely) accused me of being anti-Semantic. But others have then risen to my defense and said that in actuality its just that I am a very cunning linguist!
I know.
The share of Americans saying Trump is “too old” to be president has steadily increased since last year. In February 2024, just 34% of Americans said he was “too old.” By April, this number grew to 42%, according to the poll.
Its becoming more and more obvious over time.
And obviously people are getting smarter about it, too late.
Well who knows what eagles lives in the hearts of men!
The Philadelphia ones?
Overall, 49% of Americans said Trump is experiencing cognitive decline, while 59% said he is experiencing physical decline.
Perhaps its both?
They happen to people who suffer from bone spurs in their ankles.
If they had no issue with Bidens age or health their credibility to say it about Trump is 0. That being said I would support a 75 max age on running for president.
Sounds reasonable to me.
I think that's a good idea.
(And actually why not extend that age limit to all members of Congress as well?)
Age isn't a problem with most of them, integrity is.
I would be OK with that but I would rather see term limits