Trump attacks Biden's cognitive health in possible general-election preview [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

President says ‘there’s something going on’ with Democratic candidate in first public event since Super Tuesday

Adam Gabbatt in Scranton
@adamgabbatt
Thu 5 Mar 2020 21.21 EST

Donald Trump attacked Joe Biden’s cognitive abilities on Thursday night during an event in the former-vice president’s hometown that could set the tone for an ugly general election.

Appearing at a Fox News town hall in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Trump – who has faced repeated scrutiny over his own mental acuity – said there was “something going on” with Biden, in what may prove a rehearsal for Republican attacks during the presidential election.

Thursday marked Trump’s first public event since Biden’s surprisingly strong performance on Super Tuesday, when he won 10 out of 14 states available to propel him into the lead in the Democratic primary. Trump said he had been “all set” to face Biden’s rival Bernie Sanders, whom he called a “communist”, until the recent vote.

“Then we have this crazy thing that happened on Tuesday, which [Biden] thought was Thursday, but he also said 150 million people were killed with guns and that he was running for the United States Senate. There’s something going on there,” Trump said.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/05/donald-trump-joe-biden-health-attack