This Friday (15), the White House announced a new strategy to defend Joe Biden’s reelection candidacy (photo): “80 is the new 40, didn’t you know?” said the US President’s spokeswoman, Karine JeanPierre . in a press conference.
Biden’s Democratic Party is trying to counter allegations from the Republican opposition that the Democrat’s age is not a problem and that he is fully capable of governing. “In 2019, he received the same criticism; In 2020 he received the same criticism; In 2022 he received the same criticism. And every time he outperformed the critics,” the spokeswoman said.
At 80 years old he was born on November 20, 1942 Biden has already gone down in US history as the oldest president to take office. If he wins the 2024 election, he will be 82 when his hypothetical second term as president begins in January 2025.
Recent polls have shown that Biden’s age is a concern for voters. A poll conducted by the Portal news agency in collaboration with the Ipsos Institute found that the president’s reelection chances are threatened not only by economic and security problems, but also by concerns about his age.