A former strategist for the Republican Party says Donald Trump’s latest rally miserably failed to persuade the public that the aging president’s still got it.

“A few hours after we discussed on [podcast Hacks on Tap] why Trump has cut back rallies so much, it was pretty evident at his event today in PA just why,” Mike Murphy, who previously worked as a political consultant for John McCain, Jeb Bush, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, posted on X Wednesday.

“Meandering, more confusion and mental weakness than usual,” he went on. “Even a bit shall we say, low-energy. Weaker optics too. He’s clearing [sic] fading.”

The White House had billed Trump’s Tuesday address in Pennsylvania as an event where the president would reassure voters the U.S. economy is in good hands amid persistently high inflat

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