On Saturday, US Vice President Kamala Harris accused Donald Trump of a lack of transparency regarding his health after publishing his private medical report, which highlights the age difference between them, which amounts to about 20 years.
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“It is clear to me that he and his team do not want the American people to truly see what he is doing and know whether or not he is truly qualified to serve as President of the United States,” the statement read. November 5 elections.
“He is not qualified to exercise this mandate,” she told reporters before heading to the disputed state of North Carolina (southeast), which was recently devastated by Hurricane Helen.
This diagnosis contradicts the detailed medical report published by the White House on Saturday, which concluded that Kamala Harris (59 years old) has the “physical and mental strength necessary to carry out the duties of the presidency” of the United States and is in “excellent health.” “
Thus, the Democratic candidate hopes to spark controversy about the colleges of her 78-year-old Republican competitor.
Donald Trump's campaign team responded by emphasizing in a press release that the former president's appearance has nothing to envy about Kamala Harris's, but quite the opposite.
For Stephen Cheung, communications director for Donald Trump's campaign, her agenda is “much lighter” than her rival's because, he says, she doesn't have “President Trump's stamina.”
The Republican candidate's spokesman added that the Republican candidate has already voluntarily published several doctors' reports, “all of which concluded that Donald Trump is in perfect and excellent health.”
Stephen Cheung in particular points to a letter from Donald Trump's personal physician, in which normal physical examination results and “exceptional” cognitive test results were mentioned. But these tests actually date back to September 2023.
“What is he hiding?”
Harris' camp redoubled its attacks.
“On August 20, Donald Trump announced that he would “gladly” release his medical reports. “He did not,” Democratic campaign spokesman Ian Sams said on X.
“What is he hiding?” he asked, highlighting the former president’s refusal to debate again with Kamala Harris after their televised fight in September.
Questions about Joe Biden's age, strength, and mental ability plagued his election campaign, until the 81-year-old Democratic president surrendered in July after a disastrous debate against his Republican predecessor (2017-2021).
Since then, the issue has rarely been discussed in the media and has had little impact on the still-close opinion polls.
This is despite the large age difference between the candidates and Donald Trump's more apparent tendency than ever toward digressions and disjointed speeches, as the New York Times noted in a recent article.
Therefore, the Vice President wants to update the topic in favor of the Democrats this time.
An undeniable physical presence, Donald Trump still maintains a very steady rhythm of trips and meetings, and does not display the fatigue that often characterizes Joe Biden's approach, countenance and rhetoric.
The former president is in Coachella, California, on Saturday evening to hold a meeting before another meeting the next day in Arizona, a key state in the Southwest.
According to opinion polls, the age of the candidates is not an important issue for a large portion of voters.
A Gallup poll, published on October 10, indicates that 41% of voters consider Donald Trump too old to become president, which is barely four points higher than in June, before Kamala Harris entered the race.
