A majority of Americans said President Joe Biden is too old to serve another term, according to a new poll released Sunday.
The ABC News/Ipsos survey found 86% of Americans said the 81-year-old commander in chief is too aged for another stint in the White House — and that 59% said both he and former President Donald Trump are too old for the job. The poll also found 27% said only Biden is too old.
In a breakdown:
- 62% said 77-year-old Trump is too old to serve as president.
- 73% of Democrats said Biden is too old to serve.
- 35% of Republicans said Trump is too old.
- 91% of independents said Biden is too old to serve.
- 71% of independents said Trump is too old to serve.
On other issues, including migration, the poll found.
- 66% said Trump shouldn’t be immune to criminal prosecution for actions he took while president, including, 45% of Republicans, 83% of Democrats and 66% of independents.
- 53% blame Republicans in Congress for the failure to pass a border bill, 51% blame Democrats, 49% blame Biden, and 39% blame Trump.
- 44%-26% trust that Trump would do a better job of handling immigration and the border than Biden; while 41%-28% trust Trump over Biden on handling crime, 43%-31% on economy and 41%-31% on inflation.
- 37%-28% of Americans trust Biden over Trump on abortion, 38%-28% on health care, and 39%-22% on climate change.
The poll's margin of error is plus or minor 4.5 percentage points.
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