{"id":2306952,"date":"2024-07-23T16:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T20:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-team-flips-the-script-and-puts-trumps-age-at-center-of-campaign-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T16:04:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T20:04:14","slug":"harris-team-flips-the-script-and-puts-trumps-age-at-center-of-campaign-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-team-flips-the-script-and-puts-trumps-age-at-center-of-campaign-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris team flips the script and puts Trump&#8217;s age at center of campaign &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-team-flips-the-script-and-puts-trumps-age-at-center-of-campaign-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2306952&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary is about how Kamala Harris&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-anti-israel-activist-heading-to-biden-state-dept\/\" title=\"Report:\u00a0Anti-Israel Activist Heading to Biden State Dept\">campaign team<\/a>\u2064 is\u200c focusing on President Donald Trump&#8217;s age as a central issue \u200bin the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-offers-dr-rachel-levine-as-example-of-radical-agenda-riding-bidens-coattails\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul Offers Dr. Rachel Levine As Example Of Radical Agenda Riding Biden\u2019s Coattails\">upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">presidential election<\/a><\/a>. With Joe Biden dropping out \u200bof the race, Trump has \u200bbecome the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-and-trump-expected-to-secure-presidential-nominations-during-march-12-primaries\/\" title=\"Biden and Trump set to win nominations in March 12 primaries\">oldest\u200c presidential nominee<\/a> of a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-trans-state-senator-predicts-future-trans-president\/\" title=\"First Trans State Senator Predicts Future Trans President\">major political party<\/a>. Harris, who is 20 years younger than Trump, is expected to use this age difference to her\u2062 advantage in portraying Trump as unfit for another four-year term. This strategy marks a shift in the presidential election dynamics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris team flips the script and puts Trump&rsquo;s age at center of campaign<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1711083\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> forfeited his reelection bid, now making former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> the oldest presidential nominee of a major political party, and now Democrats expect Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> to attack his age.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Biden dropping out, his campaign team worked to sooth voters&rsquo; concerns that the 81-year-old president was too old, too frail, and too weak to run the country for another four years.<\/p>\n<p>Even before his disastrous debacle at the first presidential debate, which prompted calls for him to end his reelection bid, Biden released an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R6e4ruziZBI&amp;t=1s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ad<\/a> in March that looked to prove that all he had accomplished shouldn&rsquo;t be negated by his age.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, I&rsquo;m not a young guy,&rdquo; Biden said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s no secret. But here&rsquo;s the deal, I understand how to get things done for the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But now with Kamala Harris, who is 20 years younger than Trump, as the frontrunner to replace Biden, the campaign team will likely play into voters&rsquo; concerns as Trump is just three years younger than Biden.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She can make the issue of age and readiness to serve a four-year term a liability for Donald Trump,&rdquo; Ben Wikler, Wisconsin&rsquo;s Democratic Party chairman, told reporters. &ldquo;This is a reset in the presidential election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, while Trump is 78 years old, his campaign team has amplified the strength and rigor he showed when a bullet shot him in the ear at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The photo of Trump with blood across his face while pumping his fist in the air garnered praise from some of the most unexpected sources. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg called Trump&rsquo;s actions &ldquo;the most badass things [he] has ever seen in his life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s campaign never honed in on Biden&rsquo;s age. Instead, it focused on his countless gaffs and his record, framing him to be incompetent. According to press secretary Karoline Levitt, they are going to continue to take this same approach with Harris.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not about age, it&rsquo;s about competence, and Kamala Harris has proven to be just as incompetent and ineffective as Joe Biden,&rdquo; Levitt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/democrats-new-attack-trump-old-age-1e765b20?mod=e2tw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>. &ldquo;President Trump is stronger than ever, as proven by his relentless work ethic and remarkable resolve following the gruesome attempt on his life.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1711083\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1711083\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The summary is about how Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign team\u2064 is\u200c focusing on President Donald Trump&#8217;s age as a central issue \u200bin the upcoming presidential election. With Joe Biden dropping out \u200bof the race, Trump has \u200bbecome the oldest\u200c presidential nominee of a \u200dmajor political party. Harris, who is 20 years younger than Trump, is expected &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2306953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24205391271481-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8808,4021,3634],"class_list":["post-2306952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-age","tag-harris","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24205391271481-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2306952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2306952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2306952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2306953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2306952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2306952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2306952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}