'Morning Joe' urges Trump to stop attacking Biden over age as hosts highlight his 'incoherent' rants
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: 'Morning Joe' has criticized former President Donald Trump, describing him as "objectively incoherent" based on recent clips from rallies and speaking engagements.
The show advised Trump to refrain from portraying President Joe Biden as a "doddering old man," cautioning that such a comparison would only backfire for Trump.
Morning Joe panel highlights Trump's incoherent speeches
“We can play tapes almost every day, including yesterday, when he was speaking at 40 Wall St about the decision to have his bond changed, and it truly is objectively incoherent,” Willie Geist said of Trump.
He continued, “If you watch the full clips, even if you watch one of his rallies, I’m not sure this is a fight he wants to have talking about Joe Biden being a doddering old man".
The conversation initiated when Joe Scarborough referenced a statement from Biden campaign spokesperson James Singer, who responded to Trump's criticisms by describing him as "feeble, confused, and tired".
“Donald Trump is weak and desperate, both as a man and a candidate for president. He spent the weekend golfing, the morning comparing himself to Jesus and the afternoon lying about having money he definitely doesn’t have,” the statement read.
“His campaign can’t raise money, he is uninterested in campaigning outside his country club, and every time he opens his mouth, he pushes moderate, suburban voters away with his dangerous agenda. America deserves better than a feeble, confused and tired Donald Trump," it further added.
Joe Scarborough slams Trump's campaign strategy, highlighting Biden's active campaigning
Scarborough expressed frustration, particularly with the characterization of Biden as "old and feeble," pointing out that despite such criticisms, Biden has been actively campaigning and outperforming Trump in terms of engagement.
He highlighted, "It’s Donald Trump who has been holed up in his country club and holed up in other places, only holding one event, and that’s an event that he held for a Senate candidate because they don’t have the money to put on a lot of these events".
Geist added a point of irony, observing that Trump had once criticized Biden as the "basement candidate" in the 2020 campaign.
However, the situation has reversed, as Trump now appears to be running his 2024 presidential campaign from Mar-a-Lago, earning him the moniker of the "beach club candidate".
"And clearly, as you just read in that tweet," Geist remarked, acknowledging the Biden campaign's scathing statement.
"The Biden campaign is happy to have this fight, too. So there has been, it appears at least in recent weeks, a shift in posture from the Biden campaign being much more aggressive, especially on this issue of age and mental fitness for the job".
