{"id":2358264,"date":"2024-10-23T07:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T11:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-harris-campaigns-battle-over-mental-and-physical-fitness-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T07:21:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T11:21:30","slug":"trump-and-harris-campaigns-battle-over-mental-and-physical-fitness-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-harris-campaigns-battle-over-mental-and-physical-fitness-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and Harris campaigns battle over mental and physical fitness &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ftrump-and-harris-campaigns-battle-over-mental-and-physical-fitness-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=2358264&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>In the current phase of the 2024 election, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaigns are heavily\u200c focusing on personal attacks regarding each other&#8217;s mental and physical fitness as they navigate the\u2064 final weeks before the election. As both \u2063candidates target key battleground states,\u2063 accusations regarding\u2063 age and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">cognitive ability remain central themes<\/a>. Trump\u2062 has criticized Harris \u2062for her absence from campaign events and has made disparaging remarks about her energy levels. Conversely, Harris \u2064and\u200b her allies are framing Trump as unfit for the presidency, using\u2063 video clips of his speeches to\u2063 reinforce this narrative.<\/p>\n<p>Former \u200bPresident Barack Obama has joined the campaign trail in support of Harris, emphasizing that the election should be based on competency \u200dand values. He \u2064has pointed out\u2062 Trump&#8217;s unconventional remarks and lengthy speeches, suggesting they raise concerns about his suitability\u200c for leadership. The competitive nature of\u200c the election is evident in both campaigns&#8217; strategic messaging, with Harris aiming to portray Trump as exhausted and unfit,\u2062 while Trump continues to question \u200bHarris&#8217;s \u2064capabilities. This intense \u200bback-and-forth exemplifies the\u2062 personal stakes as \u200bthey \u2064approach the November\u2062 5 election.  <\/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\">Trump and Harris campaigns battle over mental and physical fitness<\/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_1842819\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s and Vice President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&rsquo;s campaigns are turning to bitter personal attacks against their opponent&rsquo;s mental and physical capabilities in the final two weeks of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 election<\/a> cycle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Age and declining mental facilities plagued President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> prior to his departure from the November race, but those accusations are still a focal point of the presidential election for both sides of the aisle as Harris, Trump, and their allies argue that their opponent is not fit to serve in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Both presidential campaigns traveled to battleground states on Tuesday as polling shows the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3196536\/swing-state-scorecard-harris-trump-coin-flip-contest-battlegrounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"h\">h<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3196536\/swing-state-scorecard-harris-trump-coin-flip-contest-battlegrounds\/\" title=\"ead-to-head race\">ead-to-head race<\/a> is within the margin of error of each other in several key states that could sway the Nov. 5 contest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump waves at a campaign rally at Greensboro Coliseum, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Greensboro, North Carolina. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Greensboro, North Carolina, the former president slammed Harris for not hitting the campaign stump on Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, where Kamala is today? They don&rsquo;t want to tell you,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;She&rsquo;s sleeping. She took a day off. She&rsquo;s got no energy at all. &hellip; Her speeches last for about 15 minutes.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Later in the rally, Trump reiterated his attack against Harris, claiming, &ldquo;She&rsquo;s now sleeping while I&rsquo;m working my ass off.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> was not holding campaign rallies Tuesday, Harris did sit for two interviews with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/?highlight=3199610\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Telemundo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3199435\/harris-downplays-sexism-bid-become-first-female-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NBC News<\/a>, and she is gearing up for a CNN town hall on Wednesday, which Trump declined to participate in.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The former president then lambasted Harris over her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3180400\/from-her-glock-to-putin-six-takeaways-kamala-harris-60-minutes-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>interview with CBS News&rsquo;s<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3180400\/from-her-glock-to-putin-six-takeaways-kamala-harris-60-minutes-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>  60 Minutes<\/a>,<\/em> calling it &ldquo;stupid.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She didn&rsquo;t know where the hell she was going,&rdquo; Trump claimed. &ldquo;Does she drink? Is she on drugs?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>More than 600 miles away in Detroit, former President Barack Obama joined Michigan Democrats and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/?highlight=3199598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rapper Eminem<\/a> to turn out support. Obama argued that the 2024 election should be one decided by competency and values as well as policies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We do not need to see what an older, loonier Donald Trump looks like with no guardrails,&rdquo; Obama said to the crowd. &ldquo;America is ready to turn the page.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have turned the age narrative on Trump, with Harris showing clips of Trump&rsquo;s rambling speeches at campaign rallies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3189536\/harris-new-strategy-clips-unhinged-trump-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>calling him<\/a> &ldquo;unstable and unhinged&rdquo; while speaking before voters in Pennsylvania last week.<\/p>\n<p>Harris also claimed Trump was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3195170\/kamala-harris-exhausted-trump-not-fit-canceled-interviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>unfit for the White House<\/a> after he canceled several interviews last week with CNBC, NBC, and the <em>Shade Room<\/em>, a black-owned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>media<\/a> outlet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He is ducking debates and canceling interviews,&rdquo; Harris said Friday at a campaign stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan. &ldquo;And check this out &mdash; his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-team-tries-to-regroup-with-donors-in-utah-amid-campaign-woes\/\" title=\"DeSantis team seeks donor support in Utah amidst campaign troubles.\">campaign team recently<\/a> said it is because of exhaustion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, if you are exhausted on the campaign trail, it raises real questions about whether you are fit for the toughest job in the world,&rdquo; she continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo\/Paul Sancya)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the former president is known for lengthy and sometimes unconventional speeches at rallies, Democrats have been quick to point out unusual remarks made by Trump on anything from &ldquo;the great Hannibal Lecter&rdquo; to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/trump-praises-arnold-palmers-manliness-with-suggestive-shower-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>12-minute story<\/a> on the late golf legend Arnold Palmer&rsquo;s manhood.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Have you seen Mr. Trump lately? He&rsquo;s out there just &mdash; he&rsquo;ll give like, 2 1\/2-hour speeches,&rdquo; Obama said. &ldquo;Just a word salad, you don&rsquo;t know what the heck he&rsquo;s saying.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During the rally, Obama pointed to other comments made by Trump, including his remark last week that Jan. 6, 2021, was a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/16\/politics\/video\/donald-trump-univision-town-hall-jan-6-digvid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>day of love<\/a>.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Made it sound like Woodstock. Made it sound like Coachella,&rdquo; Obama said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Here&rsquo;s the point, Detroit: If your grandpa was acting like this, you&rsquo;d be worried,&rdquo; the former Democratic president continued. &ldquo;You&rsquo;d call up, you call up your sister, your brother, your cousin, you be all like, &lsquo;Let me holla at you. Have you noticed grandpa? He&rsquo;s acting a little funny.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Not to be outdone, Trump slammed Obama&rsquo;s age and energy levels in Greensboro before the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-leave-vacation-for-labor-day-campaigning-with-harris-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden to leave vacation for Labor Day campaigning with Harris - Washington Examiner\">president appeared onstage<\/a> in Detroit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m glad they&rsquo;re bringing him out. The reason they&rsquo;re bringing him out because he doesn&rsquo;t even want to do it,&rdquo; said Trump. &ldquo;I think he&rsquo;s exhausted. I watched him talk. &hellip; I think the guy&rsquo;s exhausted. And I never say a guy is looking old, but he&rsquo;s looking a little bit older, isn&rsquo;t he?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Both Harris, 60, and Obama, 63, are a generation younger than the 78-year-old Trump, who would be the oldest person elected president if he won the election in November.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his speech at the Detroit rally, Obama came out and started rapping Eminem&rsquo;s &ldquo;Lose Yourself,&rdquo; much to the delight of the crowd. With fervor, he told Michigan attendees to stop booing with regard to Trump and get out and vote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t boo, now, vote. Don&rsquo;t boo, I&rsquo;m telling you right now, don&rsquo;t boo,&rdquo; Obama said to cheers. &ldquo;They can&rsquo;t hear your boos, but they can hear your votes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Get your friends and family, neighbors, coworkers to do the same because if enough of us make our voices heard, we will leave no doubt about the outcome of this election,&rdquo; Obama continued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1842819\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1842819\"}});<\/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>Trump and Harris campaigns clash over fitness for office<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3194,"featured_media":2358266,"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\/10\/MixCollage-22-Oct-2024-09-41-PM-406-1024x680.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[8954,4021,33277,3634],"class_list":["post-2358264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-campaigns","tag-harris","tag-mental-fitness","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MixCollage-22-Oct-2024-09-41-PM-406-1024x680.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358264","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\/3194"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2358266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}