The recent campaign for DeSantis has shared a thread of over two dozen clumsy or confusing remarks by former president Donald Trump, suggesting that “this is why his handlers won’t let him debate.” In addition, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley mocked Trump during a speech directed at Jewish donors, stating that Trump appeared to be “confused” about which countries are American allies and which are adversaries. The Biden campaign has followed up with its own posts about Trump’s verbal mistakes, creating a minute-long video compilation of different slip-ups from the former president.

In an attempt to stop Trump’s momentum, his Republican rivals are highlighting concerns over his mental acuity, while Democrats are working to neutralize any concerns about Biden’s age. The two sides are beginning to converge on a common argument that Trump’s cognitive ability has declined too far for him to lead the country again.

With the goal of flooding social media with videos of Trump’s mistakes, the Biden campaign aims to show that the former president is not the only 2024 candidate prone to gaffes and erratic behavior. Trump’s long history of being less than forthcoming about his health is also playing into questions about his age and mental sharpness. His medical disclosures during the 2016 campaign were limited to a doctor’s note claiming he would be…