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Trump Questions Biden's Mental Sharpness

Ken Bredemeier

   WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is questioning the mental
   sharpness of his November election opponent, former Vice President Joe
   Biden, contending he is "not competent to be president."
   Trump, in a barrage of attacks aired in an interview on the "Fox News
   Sunday" TV show, said, "Biden can't put two sentences together."
   "They wheel him out. He goes up -- he repeats -- they ask him
   questions. He reads a teleprompter and then he goes back into his
   basement," Trump contended. "You tell me the American people want to
   have that in an age where we're in trouble with other nations that are
   looking to do numbers on us?"
   The Trump campaign has aired ads that question whether the mental
   acuity of the 77-year-old Biden, who would be the oldest U.S. president
   ever if he wins the Nov. 3 election and is inaugurated next January,
   has diminished as he ages. At 74, Trump is now the oldest.
   Biden responded Sunday, saying in a statement that focused on the
   pandemic, saying "it's long past due for President Trump to listen to
   somebody other than himself in how to fight this virus, because after
   six straight months of deadly mismanagement it is spiraling even more
   out of control.
   "Mr. President, your ignorance isn't a virtue or a sign of your
   strength -- it's undercutting our response to this unprecedented crisis
   at every turn," he added.

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