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Independent and Republican voters successful Fox News Digital's absorption radical appeared to person mixed reactions to President Biden and erstwhile President Trump's sparring implicit their respective cognitive abilities and play handicaps, portion Democrats mostly disapproved.
During the CNN Presidential Debate connected Thursday night, CNN moderator Dana Bash presented the ages Biden and Trump would beryllium astatine the extremity of a imaginable 2nd four-year term.
Biden would beryllium 86, portion Trump would beryllium 82.
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Former President Trump, left, and President Biden squared disconnected successful their high-stakes 2024 predetermination statement connected Thursday, and the opposition betwixt the brace could not person been starker, a assemblage connection adept tells Fox News. (Getty Images)
"I took 2 cognitive tests, I aced them," Trump said. "He took none, I'd similar to spot him instrumentality one, conscionable one."
"I conscionable won 2 nine championships, not adjacent senior, 2 regular nine championships. To bash that, you person to beryllium rather smart. And you person to beryllium capable to hit the shot a agelong way," the erstwhile president continued.
President Biden walks offstage during the CNN Presidential Debate astatine the CNN Studios successful Atlanta connected Thursday. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Biden defended his age, saying helium "spent fractional my vocation being criticized astir being the youngest idiosyncratic successful politics. I was the second-youngest idiosyncratic ever elected to the United States Senate, and present I’m the oldest. This feline is 3 years younger and a batch little competent."
"Look, I'd beryllium blessed to person a driving contention with him," Biden said.
Former President Trump and President Biden statement connected Thursday night. (Getty Images)
"I’ve seen you swing. I cognize your swing," Trump fired back. "Let’s not enactment similar children."
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Biden replied: "You are a child."
According to Fox Digital's absorption radical dial, Republicans and independents approved of Trump's comments, portion Democrats did not.
Likewise, Democratic approval soared during Biden's responses, portion autarkic and Republican voters' support took a nosedive.
Focus radical participants reacted successful existent clip to Biden and Trump, turning dials to bespeak support oregon disapproval. In the video embedded successful this story, Republican subordinate sentiment is graphed successful red, Democrats successful bluish and independents successful yellow.
Jamie Joseph is simply a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital sum of the Senate.
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