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New poll on President Biden's mental,

physical health offers warning sign
for 2024
Only 32% of Americans think Biden mentally fit to serve

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President Biden is facing significant headwinds at the start of his re-election campaign,
with the vast majority of Americans saying he doesn’t have the physical or mental capacity
to serve another term, according to a new poll.

An ABC News/Washington Post poll released Sunday found that 63% of American adults
do not think Biden, 80, has the "mental sharpness" it takes to serve effectively as
president compared to only 32% who believe he does and 5% who have no opinion. The
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number shot up nine percentage points since the same poll was conducted a year ago
when 54% said he didn’t have the mental capacity for the job.

The poll found that 62% of Americans do not think Biden is in "good enough physical
health" to serve either, compared to 33% who believe he is and 5% who have no opinion.

Respondents were asked the same questions about former President Donald Trump 76, ,

who is the current front-runner in the GOP presidential primary. Fifty-four percent said he
does have the mental sharpness, compared to Biden's 32%, and 64% said he has the
physical health to serve as president, compared to Biden's 33%.

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting at the White House on May 5, 2023. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

SEN. COONS GOES ON DEFENSE AS ONE ISSUE CONTINUES TO HURT BIDEN IN POLLS
WITH HIS OWN PARTY

The poll found that 26% of Americans believe "only Biden" is too old for the presidency,
compared to 1% who said the same for only Trump. However, 43% believe both men are
too old for the office.

Biden's job approval rating also hit a new low at 36%, down six points since the same poll
was conducted in February, compared to 56% of respondents who disapprove of Biden’s
performance so far.

President Joe Biden speaks during a reception in the East Room of the White House on May 1, 2023. (Alex Wong/Getty
Images)

The majority of Americans also think Trump did a better job at handling the economy than
Biden, with 54% supporting Trump’s performance compared to only 36% who think Biden
is doing a better job.

The poll comes nearly two weeks after Biden announced in a video that he and Vice
President Harris would seek re-election.

In the video titled "Freedom," Biden echoed his 2020 campaign message of battling for the
"soul of our nation," uniting the country, and supporting the middle class, his campaign
said. The video opens with footage of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol protest.

Former President Donald Trump plays golf at his Trump Turnberry course in South Ayrshire during his visit to the U.K. on
Wednesday, May 3, 2023. (Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images)

"Freedom. Personal freedom is fundamental to who we are as Americans. There’s nothing

more important. Nothing more sacred," Biden said in the video. "That’s been the work of
my first term: To fight for our democracy. This shouldn’t be a red or blue issue."

Sunday’s poll, which was conducted between April 28 and May 3 via landline and
cellphone among a random national sample of 1,006 U.S. adults, had a margin of
sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

Jessica Chasmar is a digital writer on the politics team for Fox News and Fox Business. Story tips can
be sent to Jessica.Chasmar@fox.com.

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