“He doesn’t know his wife’s name” Biden takes aim at Trump on talk show
February 27, 2024, 8:20 pm Listen to the article
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In an interview, Joe Biden is confronted with Americans' concerns about his old age. The US president refers indifferently to his competitor Trump: “The other guy” cannot remember his own wife’s name. But the Democrat also makes jokes about himself.
In a television interview, US President Joe Biden once again dismissed concerns about his old age and harshly attacked his predecessor, Donald Trump. “Look at the other guy,” Biden said of his 77-year-old opponent on comedian Seth Meyers’ talk show. “He’s about the same age as me, but he can’t remember his wife’s name,” Biden said, drawing laughter and applause from the audience. Biden, 81, was referring to a video previously shown on the show in which Trump apparently calls his wife Melania “Mercedes.”
Meyers, who frequently makes jokes at Trump's expense on his popular NBC show, had previously said that Biden's advanced age was “a real problem for American voters.” Biden emphasized that it comes down to “how old your ideas are.” Trump wants to take the country back to the time before Roe v. Wade. Bring back Wade, he said, referring to the 1973 ruling that established a constitutional, national right to abortion.
A year and a half ago, the very conservative US Supreme Court, ruled by Trump, struck down the right to abortion. Since then, the right to abortion is no longer enshrined in the Constitution and the decision rests with the states. Some of them have adopted extremely strict regulations.
Jokes about misfires
Upon entering the stage, Biden also took aim at himself, initially acting as if he had lost his way. The oldest president in US history was recently criticized for several misfires. In the presidential elections on November 5, another duel between Biden and Trump approaches.
After recording the broadcast, Biden, accompanied by Meyer, ate ice cream at a New York ice cream shop. Questioned by a journalist, he commented on a possible ceasefire in Gaza. “My hope is that we will have a ceasefire next Monday.” At the same time, the US President emphasized that there was still no agreement.