Trump turns 78 amid mental health concerns

donald trump turned 78 on Friday, a birthday that highlights his own age amid a presidential race in which either of the two major party candidates would take office as the oldest president in the country’s history.

President Joe Biden’s Age and Mental Fitness have been long-standing concerns among voters and the theme persistent media roof. Trump’s campaign and its allies also highlighted their 81-year-old rival’s apparent gaffes, even sharing doctored clips that were edited to remove context.

Yet Trump’s own mental state is getting renewed attention — and some apprehension. According to CNBC anchor Andrew Ross SorkinSeveral CEOs who met with Trump at a business roundtable on Thursday left the meeting concerned about his cognitive state.

“I spoke to several CEOs – who I would say came into the meeting supporting Trump or thinking they might be leaning in that direction – who said he was extremely meandering, couldn’t hold a straight line of thought, it was all over. the map,” Sorkin said Friday morning.

The people he spoke to “actually came out of the room less predisposed to him,” Sorkin said, adding that one person told him he might “be no different or better than Biden,” suggesting a lack of contrast between the mindset of the two. men. suitability for the highest position. (Aaron Blake of the Washington Post argued that the real comparison Biden’s age and mental fitness should be Trump’s judgment and stability.)

On his birthday, Trump received a celebration during a meeting with Republican lawmakers at the Capitol the day before, and he is scheduled to host a event with supporters in Florida on Friday night.

The former president – ​​who believes that a person is like a drum with a finite amount of energy – I have said in the past that 78 “is not old.”

This article was originally published in MSNBC.com