A second Trump time period could also be scary, however President Joe Biden is simply too outdated to be reelected, says comic Jon Stewart.
“I do know liberals say, ‘Do not say Joe Biden is outdated’ — do not say what folks see with their very own eyes,” Stewart stated of the 81-year-old president. “I do know you understand how fucking outdated he’s, and I do know you do not wish to say it as a result of Trump is so scary, however he is so fucking outdated.”
“While you watch him on tv, you are nervous, aren’t ya?” Stewart continued.
“The Each day Present” host provided his evaluation on Biden and his rival, former President Donald Trump, 77, on Friday whereas acting at this yr’s Netflix Is a Joke Competition, per The Hollywood Reporter.
“I am not saying that Biden cannot contribute to society, he simply should not be president,” Stewart informed his viewers.
Placing each Biden and Trump on the poll, Stewart stated, was a mistake.
“Why are we permitting this? And now we’ll have a president that is the 2 oldest those that have ever run for the workplace of the presidency,” Stewart stated earlier in his phase.
This is not the primary time Stewart has commented on the upcoming presidential election. When Stewart made his return to “The Each day Present” in February, the late-night host questioned Biden’s and Trump’s health for the Oval Workplace.
“These two candidates. They’re each equally challenged,” Stewart stated on February 12. “And it’s not loopy to suppose that the oldest folks within the historical past of the nation to ever run for president may need a few of these challenges.”
Each Biden and Trump will make historical past regardless of who prevails on this yr’s presidential election.
If Biden wins, he could be 82 years outdated on Inauguration Day and 86 by the point he leaves workplace. Likewise for Trump, who will grow to be oldest individual ever to be inaugurated if he beats Biden. Trump will flip 78 on June 14.
However criticisms about Biden’s age hasn’t dulled the octogenarian’s confidence in his marketing campaign. In reality, Biden says his age is definitely an asset for his candidacy.
“I’ve acquired a hell of plenty of knowledge and know greater than the overwhelming majority of individuals. And I am extra skilled than anyone that is ever run for the workplace,” Biden informed MSNBC in Might.
Representatives for Stewart, Biden, and Trump did not instantly reply to requests for remark from BI despatched exterior common enterprise hours.
Stewart’s remarks about Biden and Trump come months earlier than the November polls, with the 2 presumptive nominees now locked in an intense fundraising battle.
Biden’s marketing campaign revealed final month that it raised greater than $90 million in March. The marketing campaign accrued over $187 million in donations within the first quarter of this yr.
And on Saturday, Trump’s group informed donors they raised greater than $76 million in April, Politico reported, citing an individual acquainted with the matter.
