Former U.S. President Donald Trump Faces Criticism Over Age and Verbal Mistakes in 2024 Presidential Campaign

Former U.S. President Donald Trump (77), who is running for president next year, was embroiled in controversy over his age when he made a mistake by misspelling a city or organization or misremembering the name of a city or organization during a recent election campaign. Former President Trump, who attacked U.S. President Joe Biden (81) for his frequent gaffes and health, is being criticized by his Republican rivals for “losing vitality.”

According to the New York Times on the 30th, former President Trump said to the audience before his speech at a campaign rally held in Sioux City, Iowa the previous day, “Greetings from Sioux Falls, a place where we have done very well. “I’m so grateful to Sioux Falls,” he said. Sioux Falls is located in South Dakota, about 120 kilometers from Sioux City. When someone on stage pointed out this mistake, former President Trump corrected it and said, “Sioux City.”

Former President Trump called the Palestinian armed group Hamas “Hermas” several times at a campaign rally in New Hampshire on the 23rd. While praising Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, he also called him a “Turkish leader.” At a rally this September, he said he beat former President Barack Obama in the 2016 presidential election, but his rival at the time was former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who ranks second after former President Trump in approval ratings for the Republican presidential nomination, said on the 30th, “In 2016, he was free-spirited and campaigned across the country,” and added, “Now he is a different person. “It’s sad to see Trump losing his former vitality,” he said. Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, who argued that politicians over the age of 75 should undergo mental evaluations, also brought up this argument again. The NYT pointed out, “Trump’s increasing number of verbal mistakes risks weakening his claim that ‘Biden is too old to be president.’”
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