WASHINGTON, July 20 — President Donald Trump assailed likely opponent Joe Biden as “not competent” to lead the United States, speaking as polls over the weekend showed deepening voter disenchantment with his own handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “He's shot, he's mentally shot,” Trump...
US President Donald Trump touts administration efforts to curb federal regulations during an event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington July 16, 2020. — Reuters pic
Asked whether he would accept the election result in November, even if he loses, Trump echoed his position of 2016, saying, “I have to see ... I'm not going to just say yes.” And a new Washington Post-ABC News poll has Biden leading Trump among registered voters nationwide by a resounding 15-point margin, 55-to-40 per cent.
As Trump, who is 74, repeatedly questioned his rival's mental acuity, Wallace asked him directly if thought Biden, 77, was senile.He questioned whether the Democrat could pass a cognitive ability test that Trump said he had “aced,” and said the former vice president would fall apart under tough questioning.
He again opposed any national mandate for mask-wearing, saying, “I want people to have a certain freedom.”
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