Hours before Bidens viral Hollywood moment, Jill tried to fend off aging concerns: Joe and the other guy are essentially the same age
PHOENIX — B-24?A bingo caller shouted “Union jobs” and “Taking on Big Pharma” for seniors to fill with crayons cards that also included “Dr.Jill Biden” before the first lady herself showed up to address a crowd of roughly 250 Saturday afternoon — trying to ease concerns as her husband, 81, faces increasing public scrutiny regarding his mental acuity.Mere hours after the first lady’s event, President Biden undercut her message with his third viral moment in a week, appearing to freeze up at a celebrity-led Los Angeles fundraiser before former President Barack Obama led him off the stage.“This nana is proud to stand here with all of you to get to work to re-elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,” Jill said in front of a “Seniors for Biden-Harris” sign.On the issues, Biden focused on Social Security and Medicare in her brief address. “Donald Trump supported ending Medicare as we know it,” she claimed.“He wants to cut Social Security to give more tax breaks to his billionaire friends,” she continued.
“Make no mistake: Donald Trump is dangerous.”The 73-year-old first lady attempted to put a positive spin on her husband’s age while taking a dig at his Republican opponent, who is 78. “Joe and the other guy are essentially the same age so let’s not be fooled,” she said.“Biden is a healthy, wise, 81-year-old ready to work every day to make our future better,” she continued, echoing a line she used with Nevada voters the day before after the president made headlines for awkward behavior at the G7 summit and freezing at a Juneteenth celebration, as The Post reported. The big question is whether the president can beat the aging concerns, as only about 30% of registered voters believe he has the “mental and cognitive health to serve” as commander in chief, according to a CBS News poll.Trump fares better than Biden in the poll with 50%, but 23% said “neither of them” is mentally fit to serve. The first lady’s v...