Benjamin Oreskes and Faith E. Pinho | (TNS) Los Angeles TimesFor those with questions about the leading 2024 presidential candidates’ mental acuity, or those involved in stoking the increasingly heated spin online around such questions, Saturday night was a bonanza. (“Meanderer in chief,” the New York Post said.) A February ABC News/Ipsos poll found that 59% of Americans think both Biden and Trump are too old to serve. He’s said it’s important that Democrats not “cede any ground” when it comes to a conversation about the candidates’ mental fitness. “This debate is going to be a great opportunity for President Trump to highlight his strength vs. Joe Biden’s weakness,” Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Newsmax on Thursday.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 21, 2024 19:06 UTC