The conservative outlet savagely mocked the four-times-indicted Republican candidate in an editorial.
without the aid of a teleprompter? Is he worried he’d look his age at 77 next to younger candidates?” the Journal wrote.The newspaper taunted Trump’s unwillingness to clarify at what point he thinks a woman should be prevented from having an abortion. “We’ll come up with a number,” he said“How? By spinning a giant wheel, like on a TV game show, except marked with ’10 weeks,′ ‘15 weeks,’ and so forth?” the Journal cracked. “The public takes the abortion question seriously, and Mr.
The newspaper made sport of the 77-year-old Trump’s age and competence, which has been overshadowed by concerns over the 80-year-old Biden. “Mr. Trump would be 82 at the end of his second term in 2029, and he isn’t exactly in shape to set records at the YMCA senior triathlon,” the WSJ wrote. “Do the concerns about age not apply to him?”Trump has said he sees no point in debating when he has such a huge lead. The Journal disagreed.
“Mr. Trump’s advisers may be telling him he shouldn’t appear lest he say something that hurts his legal defense,” the Journal wrote. “But that’s a sign of weakness, not strength, and he’ll have to answer those questions eventually. What is the former President afraid of?”