Age and health concerns

Former president Trump and mass media raised concerns about President Biden's age, including his cognitive state, during and after the 2020 United States presidential election.^[146] These concerns increased after a poor performance by Biden during a debate against Trump in the 2024 presidential election, which led a number of commentators and some Democratic lawmakers to call for Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.^[147] In July 2024, Biden withdrew his candidacy while stating that he would continue serving as president until the conclusion of his term.^[148] According to a February 2024 poll, Biden's age and health were major or moderate concerns for 86% of voters generally,^[146] up from 76% earlier in 2020.^[149] According to another 2024 poll, most of those who voted for Biden in 2020 said they believed he was too old to be an effective president; The New York Times noted that these concerns "cut across generations, gender, race and education".^[150]