Kate Bedingfield: Trump Is ‘Not Getting the Traction’ That He Wants to Get on Biden’s Age Issue

[Clip starts Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ not too old to ░░░░░░░░ president I know a ░░░░░░░░ of people that are ░░░░░░░░ than him and they ░░░░░░░░ at the top of ░░░░░░░░ game It s not ░░░░░░░░ close But he is ░░░░░░░░ incompetent and he is ░░░░░░░░ corrupt Clip ends TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ do you make of ░░░░░░░░ DUBKE I love the ░░░░░░░░ a communications professional I ░░░░░░░░ the twist on the ░░░░░░░░ the language here I ░░░░░░░░ because everyone s talking ░░░░░░░░ age and they re ░░░░░░░░ to continue talking about ░░░░░░░░ So why not get ░░░░░░░░ a couple other knocks ░░░░░░░░ this I was I ░░░░░░░░ your interview with the ░░░░░░░░ Magazine author and when ░░░░░░░░ asked him if he ░░░░░░░░ challenged I was thinking ░░░░░░░░ you know these guys ░░░░░░░░ have a push up ░░░░░░░░ at the debate and ░░░░░░░░ who who does better ░░░░░░░░ I thought back to ░░░░░░░░ Jack Polantz push up ░░░░░░░░ the Oscars He was ░░░░░░░░ years old TAPPER 73 ░░░░░░░░ And we all thought ░░░░░░░░ was old and over ░░░░░░░░ hill he was only ░░░░░░░░ years old So I ░░░░░░░░ is this is going ░░░░░░░░ be an issue throughout ░░░░░░░░ rest of the campaign ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ of them have the ░░░░░░░░ issue that they need ░░░░░░░░ deal with I just ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ more prevalent with President ░░░░░░░░ BEDINGFIELD I think this ░░░░░░░░ a really interesting shift ░░░░░░░░ mean I wonder if ░░░░░░░░ s an admission by ░░░░░░░░ that age is not ░░░░░░░░ the impact in ways ░░░░░░░░ he hoped it would ░░░░░░░░ that there s some ░░░░░░░░ from voters that both ░░░░░░░░ them are old and ░░░░░░░░ s not getting the ░░░░░░░░ that he wanted to ░░░░░░░░ on this issue I ░░░░░░░░ I think if you ░░░░░░░░ the Biden campaign and ░░░░░░░░ have Donald Trump saying ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ a question of who ░░░░░░░░ more competent and who ░░░░░░░░ more corrupt if you ░░░░░░░░ the Biden campaign you ░░░░░░░░ say Game on We ░░░░░░░░ love to have that ░░░░░░░░ So it was interesting ░░░░░░░░ me that Trump walked ░░░░░░░░ of walked away from ░░░░░░░░ question of age that ░░░░░░░░ s been trying to ░░░░░░░░ for months and months ░░░░░░░░ months Perhaps an admission ░░░░░░░░ he s not getting ░░░░░░░░ traction he wanted Lee ░░░░░░░░ Biden s answer on ░░░░░░░░ age question by the ░░░░░░░░ wasn t just defending ░░░░░░░░ Am I too old ░░░░░░░░ specifically said I can ░░░░░░░░ this job better than ░░░░░░░░ you know I just ░░░░░░░░ that s interesting because ░░░░░░░░ s not the first ░░░░░░░░ that he has given ░░░░░░░░ specific answer When the ░░░░░░░░ Hur interview report excuse ░░░░░░░░ came out we were ░░░░░░░░ that sort of rather ░░░░░░░░ press conference that he ░░░░░░░░ afterwards and I was ░░░░░░░░ him about the fact ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ concerns about his age ░░░░░░░░ denied that and then ░░░░░░░░ said I am the ░░░░░░░░ qualified person to finish ░░░░░░░░ job I m just ░░░░░░░░ back on the Joe ░░░░░░░░ that was running in ░░░░░░░░ when he talked about ░░░░░░░░ the bridge to the ░░░░░░░░ generation he called himself ░░░░░░░░ transition candidate I think ░░░░░░░░ is just really clear ░░░░░░░░ he either doesn t ░░░░░░░░ himself as the transition ░░░░░░░░ anymore or he thinks ░░░░░░░░ transition needs to take ░░░░░░░░ years not four years ░░░░░░░░ Four years Which is ░░░░░░░░ he implied TAPPER What ░░░░░░░░ you think I mean ░░░░░░░░ I think he views ░░░░░░░░ as the person who ░░░░░░░░ beat Donald Trump I ░░░░░░░░ he has a record ░░░░░░░░ accomplishment in this first ░░░░░░░░ years that essentially outstripped ░░░░░░░░ people expected he would ░░░░░░░░ able to accomplish And ░░░░░░░░ he s saying Give ░░░░░░░░ another four to finish ░░░░░░░░ job I think he ░░░░░░░░ that the success of ░░░░░░░░ first four years merits ░░░░░░░░ four and that it ░░░░░░░░ a strong case against ░░░░░░░░ Trump TAPPER You and ░░░░░░░░ are old enough I ░░░░░░░░ t know about you ░░░░░░░░ but you and I ░░░░░░░░ old enough to remember ░░░░░░░░ Ronald Reagan was elected ░░░░░░░░ everybody thought he was ░░░░░░░░ old He had to ░░░░░░░░ it DUBKE Yes of ░░░░░░░░ he did TAPPER Right ░░░░░░░░ I think he was ░░░░░░░░ DUBKE He was TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ think he was 69 ░░░░░░░░ That s right BEDINGFIELD ░░░░░░░░ spring chicken TAPPER Donald ░░░░░░░░ is 77 about 78 ░░░░░░░░ Yes TAPPER I think ░░░░░░░░ this month And Joe ░░░░░░░░ 81 BEDINGFIELD 81 TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ about to turn 82 ░░░░░░░░ It is interesting when ░░░░░░░░ talk to older Americans ░░░░░░░░ say You know why ░░░░░░░░ t these guys just ░░░░░░░░ and enjoy the rest ░░░░░░░░ their lives?’”