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Are America’s leading presidential candidates up to it?

Americans are worryingly unconfident in the sanity of the two men

A bobblehead of Donald Trump sits on the ground during a campaign rally in Las Vegas
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“I really hate doing this, but I cannot not do it,” announced the conservative host Hugh Hewitt on his online show. This was a preface to a montage of video clips showing “President Biden’s obvious and increasing infirmity”.

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