Trump says 'biggest problem' not Biden's age, 'decline,' but his policies in first appearance since debate
At former President Trump's first rally since the presidential debate, he argued the nation's "biggest problem" is not President Biden's age and "decline," but his destructive policies.
Speaking to a crowd of more than 1,000 at Historic Greenbrier Farms in Chesapeake, Virginia, Friday, Trump took a victory lap after the first 2024 presidential debate.
Trump told supporters every voter should ask one question before heading to the polls Nov. 5.
"The question every voter should be asking themselves today is not whether Joe Biden can survive a 90-minute debate performance, but whether America can survive four more years of crooked Joe Biden in the White House," he said.
"Remember, the biggest problem for our country is not Joe Biden's personal decline," Trump said. "It's that Joe Biden's policies are causing America's decline at a level that we've never seen before.
"That's why this November, the people of Virginia and the people of America are going to tell crooked Joe Biden, 'You're fired.'"
President Biden addressed his campaign performance at a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, saying, "I don’t debate as well as I used to.
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"I know how to do this job. I know how to get things done," he told a roaring crowd that chanted "Four more years."
"The choice in this election is simple," Biden said. "Donald Trump will destroy our democracy. I will defend it."
Biden's age and mental acuity have been at the forefront as voters inch closer to Election Day.
Biden, 81, is the oldest president in history and has faced skepticism from voters and Republican lawmakers about his ability to do the job.
Biden would be 86 at the end of a second term, while Trump would be 82.