CNN anchor says Haley attack on Biden, Trump over age is ‘smart’

CNN anchor Abby Phillip said it has been “smart” of former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley to raise concerns about the ages of former President Trump and President Biden.

“As Nikki Haley put it, I think it’s actually such a smart way to put it, maybe the first party to let go of their 80-year-old might be the victor, but who’s gonna be the one to move first?” Phillip said during CNN’s coverage of Tuesday night’s New Hampshire primary. “That’s where we are as a country and that’s why this is such an intractable problem. Nobody wants Trump, nobody wants Biden. But nobody wants to be the first to walk away from either.”

Biden, 81, and Trump, 77, would be among the oldest men to ever serve as president if elected this fall. Polling meanwhile shows a wide swath of Americans dissatisfied with a Biden-Trump rematch.

Haley has made the age of current leadership in Washington a central issue of her campaign, suggesting a cognitive test for candidates older than 75 as she kicked off her bid for the GOP nomination.

Trump defeated Haley in New Hampshire’s primary on Tuesday night following a resounding victory in last week’s Iowa caucuses. GOP leaders and a growing number of lawmakers have endorsed the former president, while Biden acknowledged on Wednesday that Trump is likely to be the GOP nominee this fall.