Donald Trump suddenly looks the same — and that’s the reaction of Democrats

Until Sunday, Joe Biden was still considered old. By withdrawing from the presidential race, Donald Trump earned this reputation. To the Democrats’ delight.

81-year-old Joe Biden has withdrawn his bid for another term as US president. Donald Trump, 78, is still in the race.

Both are elderly. So far, however, Trump has been immune to attacks targeting his age. Because anyone who wants to attack his age will have to question the aging Biden’s candidacy.

That is the end now. With Biden’s resignation, Republicans are losing the “he’s too old” argument — and now it’s slapped in their faces. Because, as American strategist Sarah Longwell writes in X:

While no one can deny this fact, Biden supporters are well aware of the paradox. However, they gratefully accept the argument that it can be used again against Trump:

The days when Trump could hide behind his rival’s age are over. American columnist E. Jean Carroll aptly writes:

Speaking to CNN, former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives Bacary Sellers pointed to Donald Trump’s age:

Democrats, including Rep. Casey Weinstein here, can now shamelessly denounce Trump’s age:

Not entirely ironically, law professor and political scientist Anthony Michael Gries writes:

George Conway, once Trump’s closest confidante and now Trump’s fiercest critic, responds:

Biden supporters have eagerly jumped on the bandwagon, quickly recycling the slogans used for Biden until Sunday:

However, there are also new ideas:

An X user writes that apparently Trump’s father, Fred, suffered from dementia in his 80s. She follows up with a sentence about Biden that can still be read on Sunday:

Donald Trump has wisely avoided critical comments about Biden’s age in the past. On the contrary: Two months ago he insisted that age was not an issue on the site he founded, Truth Social.

However, his own delay in the age debate did not help him. For Democrats, his age — especially compared to 59-year-old Vice President Kamala Harris and potential presidential nominee — has become a central argument. (saw)