Republican Florida Rep. Byron Donalds hit back at CNN host Kate Bolduan as she asked him about Republican nominee Donald Trumpās age during a Wednesday segment.
Bolduan repeatedly pressed Donalds on whether 78-year-old Trumpās age is a cause for concern for Republicans since President Joe Biden, who is 81, dropped out of the race on July 21. Donalds argued Harrisā past policy record during her time as senator and vice president is the real concern of the 2024 presidential race.
āIf you look at Kamala Harris throughout the first 24 days that weāve seen, she wonāt answer questions, she wonāt talk to your network or any other network,ā Donalds began, followed by pushback from Bolduan that Donaldsā answer didnāt matter to the question of Trumpās age. āShe has no specific policiesāno, no, but it does matter, and let me explain. If she wonāt answer questions, hard-hitting questions about her record and what sheās going to do, not Ā the fluff about joy and moving forward and freedom. Weāre talking about the real political and policy issues that are gonna affect the American people. Sheās nowhere to be seen.ā
āBut you think when she sits for interviews and lays out policy, you think thatās going to lead people to think sheās too old to be president? Iām trying to follow the line here,ā Bolduan asked.
Donalds argued Harrisā āability and competencyā to lead the U.S. and enact effective policies are at question.
āNo, itās not about her age. Itās about her ability and her competency to lead out country going forward. Whatās going to be her economic agenda? Is it going to be different from Joe Biden? I donāt think so,ā he said.
Donalds pointed to Harrisā tendency to flip-flop on major policy positions throughout her political career. While in the Senate, Harris co-sponsoredĀ of the Green New Deal in 2019 and her support of eliminating the Senate filibuster to get the legislation passed. He further said the vice president co-signed Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sandersā āMedicare For Allā bill in the Senate, but is now trying to paint herself as a moderate candidate.
āSo what I am saying is not about age, itās about being a candidate for political and economic change to help our country thrive whether you are black or white, rich or poor, middle income, it doesnāt matter. That person is Donald J. Trump, it is not Kamala Harris,ā Donalds said.
A Marquette University Law School poll from August 7 found 57% of voters believe Trump is ātoo oldā to run for president, while 13% said the same for Harris. The poll surveyed 879 participants between July 24-Aug. 1, 2024, with a 4.1 margin of error.
A series of polls found more voters were concerned about Bidenās age than Trumpās. A Gallup News poll from June 27 found 67% of voters believe Biden was too old to be president, while 37% said the same for Trump.
After the June 27 debate, a CBS News/YouGov pollfoundĀ 50% of voters believed Trump has the cognitive ability to be president, while 72% believed Biden lacked the cognitive ability.
Harris has not participated in a single interview since launching her campaign on July 21, causing backlash among conservatives. The vice president has yet to lay out a detailed proposal of her policy plans and does not list any potential policy proposals on her campaign website.
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