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Joe Biden’s ageing brain

2023/11/28
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Democrat Joe Biden, 81, is America’s oldest president. His chief rival, Republican Donald Trump, is 77. Polls consistently show voters are more worried that Mr Biden lacks “mental sharpness.” Today, why President Biden’s age matters, with our Medical Editor, Fergus Walsh, and our Special Correspondent in Washington, Katty Kay.

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Today’s episode of The Global Story was made by Neal Razzell and Emilia Jansson. The technical producers were Matt Dean and Tom Brignell. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.