Categories: Politics

Overwhelming majority of Americans say Biden is too old to be effective in a second term, poll finds

An overwhelming majority of Americans believe President Biden is too old to effectively carry out the office of president for another four years, a Monday poll found.

The Associated Press-NORC poll found that 77% of Americans say Biden is too old to carry out a second term. While an unsurprising 89% of Republicans expressed the sentiment, an impressive 69% of Democrats also say Biden is no longer up to the task, according to the poll.

Meanwhile, fewer than half of Americans say former President Trump is too old to hold office, despite him being just three years younger.

The AP conducted its poll from Aug. 10-14, using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.

BERNIE SANDERS PUSHING CAMPAIGN CASH TO WIFE AND STEPSON’S NONPROFIT RAISES ‘LEGITIMATE CONCERN’: WATCHDOG

An overwhelming majority of Americans believe President Biden is too old to effectively carry out the office of president for another four years, a Monday poll found.

The poll further found that American voters increasingly support wide-ranging rules aimed at keeping America’s leaders young. Roughly two-thirds of Americans say they support imposing age limits on the presidency, Congress and the Supreme Court.

The poll comes just one day after Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., defended Biden on his age during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

BERNIE SANDERS DOUBLED HIS 2022 INCOME WITH PROFITS FROM BOOK RAILING AGAINST CAPITALISM

Host Chuck Todd asked the self-described democratic socialist if he had advice for the president on “how he should assuage those concerns [to] the public about his age.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Ver., defended President Biden on his age during an appearance on “Meet the Press.” (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

“I met with the president … five or six weeks ago, we had a great discussion. He seemed fine to me,” Sanders, 81, responded.

“One way that you make it clear that age isn’t a factor with you is you’re pretty energetic. We see you travel the country, you show up and do interviews.… It is clearly an issue for many voters when it comes to President Biden,” Todd said Sunday.

“A candidate, whether it’s Joe Biden or Trump or Bernie Sanders, anybody else, you know, they have to evaluate a whole lot of factors,” Sanders said.

President Biden, 80, has a low confidence rate from Democrats, 69% of whom say he is too old to run again. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

“I think, at the end of the day, what we have got to ask ourselves is what do people stand for? Do you believe that women have a right to control their own bodies? Well, the president has been strong on that. Do you think that climate change is real or do you agree with the Republicans that it’s a nonissue?” he added.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

“So, age is an issue, Chuck, but there are a lot of broader issues than just that,” he finished.

Fox News’ Emma Colton and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Share

Recent Posts

Homeless man turns night in jail into life of service after run-in with deputy and Marine recruiter

close Video Homeless teen turns life around, joins Marine Corps with help from SC deputy…

1 hour ago

Masked attackers who attacked Jewish students near Chicago’s DePaul University seen in new photos

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for November 7 Fox News Flash top headlines…

1 hour ago

Where do Trump’s legal cases stand after massive election win?

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it is seeking to wind down two federal criminal…

2 hours ago

Voters decide on climate measures, reject initiative to tax natural gas powered buildings in California city

On Tuesday, voters in various states decided on ballot initiatives that would determine whether to…

2 hours ago

Cornyn touts lifetime fundraising prowess for GOP in final case to succeed McConnell

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, revealed his updated fundraising for Republicans this election…

2 hours ago

In & Out: Trio of longtime Dem senators elected same year were voted out in 2024

A trio of Democrat senators who were all elected during the blue-wave 2006 midterm cycle…

2 hours ago