Joe Biden Is Facing Questions About His Age And Mental Acuity. What About Donald Trump?

WASHINGTON ― He’s too old. He rambles and makes no sense. There are legitimate concerns about his mental and physical fitness to be president.

But Donald Trump, 78, didn’t raise much concern among Republicans this week when, during a campaign rally , he incoherently wandered through his remarks, went off on a bizarre tangent about a “beautiful waitress” and attacked a former political adversary as a “fat pig.”

“Did you ever hear of Hannibal Lecter?” Trump said at one point , comparing the fictitious cannibal to people who are allegedly coming to the United States from psychiatric wards.

The alarming display by the GOP presidential hopeful certainly raises questions about his ability to potentially lead the country should he win the election in November. He’s already raising serious concerns over his stated plans as president for another four years.

But it is President Joe Biden who continues to face intense scrutiny about his fitness for office, with at least a dozen congressional Democrats openly calling for him to step aside for a younger presidential nominee. Dozens of other Democratic lawmakers are privately expressing concerns about Biden following his disastrous performance in last month’s presidential debate.

Republicans on Capitol Hill aren’t asking the same questions about their nominee. On the contrary, they say that Trump is perfectly fit and mentally stable to serve in the White House.

“ It’s just about ability,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), 53, said Thursday. “I mean, I know people that are younger than me that I wouldn’t want to be president. And I know people almost twice my age that could run circles around most people around here. So it’s not an age thing as much as it is mental acuity and the energy