Biden turns 81 as worries about his age weigh on re-election prospects

WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden turns 81 on Monday, a milestone possible to attract consideration to his standing because the oldest particular person to ever occupy the Oval Workplace, with opinion polls exhibiting Individuals fearful he’s too outdated for the submit he’s searching for reelection to.

Biden has addressed those that fear that he’s too outdated for the trials of the White Home with humor and an try to persuade voters that his age and expertise over a half-century in public life is an asset in tackling America’s issues.

“I do know I am 198 years outdated,” Biden joked again in June.

If re-elected, Biden could be 86 by the tip of his second time period in workplace. Republican Ronald Reagan, who had the prior file as oldest U.S. president, ended his second four-year time period at age 77 in 1989.

Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to problem Biden within the 2024 election, is 77.

In a mid-September Reuters/Ipsos ballot, voters expressed concern over Biden’s age and his health for workplace. Seventy-seven % of respondents, together with 65% of Democrats, stated Biden is simply too outdated to be president, whereas simply 39% stated Biden was mentally sharp sufficient for the presidency.

By comparability, 56% of ballot respondents stated Trump is simply too outdated for the workplace, whereas 54% stated he was mentally sharp sufficient to deal with the challenges of the presidency.

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