Eric Trump, son of former President Donald Trump, praised his father’s ability to manage legal battles alongside election campaign events, claiming the GOP candidate has ample strength to keep moving forward.
Last week, President Trump was busy with the “hush-money” trial, in which he faces 34 counts of allegedly falsifying business records to divert funds to his former lawyer, Michael Cohen.
The funds were supposedly paid to an adult actress to remain quiet about an alleged affair she had with the former president. President Trump has denied the allegations. The U.S. Supreme Court also began hearing arguments in a case concerning whether President Trump is immune from prosecution for official acts carried out during his presidency.
This week, President Trump’s “hush-money” trial is set to continue, resuming Tuesday with more witnesses testifying. With the former president caught up in legal battles, there are concerns about whether he can find enough time to devote to his campaign ahead of the 2024 presidential race.
In a Fox News interview on Sunday, host Maria Bartiromo asked Eric Trump about his father’s busy schedule.
She noted that the multiple legal battles imply President Trump was not in a position to do the kind of campaigning done by President Biden. Ms. Bartiromo asked if President Trump will campaign in Michigan and Wisconsin given that he has only a day off this week from the courtroom.
“That’s right,” Eric Trump replied. “He’s going all over the place. And his stamina, Maria, I’ve never seen anything like it in my life. I mean, I’ve just never seen it. He'll be in trial all day long, relentlessly being attacked by a corrupt judge ... only to step out and go to events at bodegas, and wake up and speak to union workers, and go to Michigan, and go to Pennsylvania, and go to Ohio, and go to all the other swing states.
“The guy is really a remarkable human being and I love him to death and I’m proud of him. And I think the whole world knows his backbone and his toughness. And it’s exactly who we need behind the Resolute Desk in Washington, D.C. It’s the exact person we need in the Oval Office.”
Eric Trump’s comments come after President Trump allegedly fell asleep in court multiple times. President Biden mocked the former president following the incident, calling him “Sleepy Don” in remarks at the recent White House Correspondents’ Dinner event.
Biden’s Mental Fitness
President Biden recently took a health check in February, with his physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor giving him a clean bill of health.“President Biden is a healthy, active, robust 81-year-old male, who remains fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency, to include those as Chief Executive, Head of State, and Commander in Chief,” the physician said.
However, Dr. O’Connor’s health check-up of the president did not cover the president’s memory and cognitive functions.
A report by Justice Department special counsel Robert Hur, dated Feb. 8, which examined President Biden’s handling of classified documents, highlighted some of the president’s mental fitness issues.
President Biden appeared as an “elderly man with a poor memory” when Mr. Hur interviewed him, the report stated. The president displayed “significantly limited” memory in his interaction.
“Mr. Biden’s recorded conversations with Zwonitzer from 2017 are often painfully slow, with Mr. Biden struggling to remember events and straining at times to read and relay his own notebook entries.” Mark Zwonitzer is the ghostwriter behind two of President Biden’s books.
During the president’s interview with the Special Counsel’s office, his memory appeared to be worse. “He did not remember when he was vice president, forgetting on the first day of the interview when his term ended (‘if it was 2013—when did I stop being Vice President?’), and forgetting on the second day of the interview when his term began (‘in 2009, am I still Vice President?’)”
President Biden could also not remember when his son Beau Biden died. Mr. Beau died in 2015 from brain cancer.
During a March 12 testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Mr. Hur admitted that the White House had pressured him to soften the report’s characterization of President Biden having a poor memory. The White House “did request certain edits and changes to the draft report,” he stated.
Meanwhile, President Trump’s doctor Bruce Aronwald released a statement confirming the former president’s health in November.
“I am pleased to report that President Trump’s overall health is excellent. His physical exams were well within the normal range and his cognitive exams were exceptional,” the statement said. “With his continued interest in preventative health monitoring and maintenance, he will continue to enjoy a healthy active lifestyle for years to come.”
With just months ahead of the election, President Trump is leading President Biden in the race. In an April 18 survey by Emerson College Polling, 46 percent of voters backed President Trump, a three percentage point lead over President Biden. Since the poll in early April, support for President Biden has fallen two points, while President Trump maintained his backing.
An average of polls conducted from January to March showed that President Trump led President Biden by two to seven points in all six swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
