New Poll Just Dropped: 38% Of Republicans Believe Trump Is Too Old To Be President

A large percentage of Americans believe the president is too old to do his job.


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Now that he’s reached age 80, how big an issue is President Donald Trump’s age and condition? According to a new poll, a large percentage of Americans think it’s a big one.

A new Daily Mail/JL Partners survey found that 38 percent of Republicans believe that the president is too old to be president.

“Over half of the Republicans, 51 percent, said that Trump is not getting too old to be President, “The Daily Mail said of the new survey. “Just over one in ten Republicans, 11 percent, say that he is too elderly and should not be allowed to finish his term, while 27 percent still think he’s got too many years under his belt but that he should finish his second term. When considering all respondents’ answers, a staggering four out of ten, 38 percent, said that Trump is too old and should not finish his term.”

A majority of Democrats, 59 percent, say Trump is “too old and should not finish his term.”

The Daily Beast has more on the new survey results released by the Mail.

“The president’s health has long been a source of concern, and the Daily Beast has consistently drawn attention to it. It has noted several worrying symptoms, including bruises on both hands, a rash on his neck, a wobbly walk, chunky cankles, and a propensity to fall asleep in the middle of meetings,” the publication said. ”

“The president has also taken an eyebrow-raising number of trips to Walter Reed Hospital—three in his first 13 months back in office—and undergone mysterious dental appointments back in Florida.”

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