Opinion: President Biden just celebrated his birthday. So should voters.
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: President Biden just celebrated his birthday. So should voters.

LA Times  

Earlier this week, President Biden celebrated his 81st birthday. “To the workers at the birthday candle factory,” he wrote, “I hope your union got you overtime.” That Biden is comfortable joking about his age so publicly is a positive turn of events. “Trump’s tendency to bluster has probably also helped hide his aging,” David A. Graham wrote in the Atlantic this week. His new film, “Napoleon,” said the Daily Beast, “is a testament to Scott’s peerless directorial skill at bringing traditional combat to blistering life.” Vanessa Redgrave, 86, has five upcoming projects. In response to questions about his age and capacity, Biden’s press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, recently joked that “80 is the new 40.” Well, she’s wrong.

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Joe Biden pays tribute to Jimmy Carter on his milestone 100th birthday, ‘I admire you so darn much!’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Biden pays tribute to Jimmy Carter on his milestone 100th birthday, ‘I admire you so darn much!’

Hindustan Times  

President Joe Biden has issued a moving tribute to Jimmy Carter. Joe Biden wishes ‘good friend’ Jimmy Carter on his 100th birthday FILE - Sen. Joe Biden and former President Jimmy Carter are seen at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Aug. 26, 2008. That's why I supported you so early.” Calling him a “beloved friend,” the president championed his …

The Right Steers How The Press Talks About President Biden’s Age
5 months, 4 weeks ago

The Right Steers How The Press Talks About President Biden’s Age

Huff Post  

To some extent, I understand the frustration White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre exhibited during a press briefing last week as reporters asked her about a viral video that sparked speculation that President Joe Biden had frozen onstage during a recent campaign fundraiser with former President Barack Obama in Los Angeles. Even so, given that voters have expressed legitimate concerns …

Trump turns 78 — and age is increasingly an issue
6 months, 1 week ago

Trump turns 78 — and age is increasingly an issue

Raw Story  

Donald Trump, whose attempted White House return is based in part on attacking President Joe Biden as old and feeble, turned 78 Friday — just three years younger than his election rival — with growing questions over his own health. Club 47 USA, a Trump supporters' group, hosted the event near the ex-president's Mar-a-Lago residence and golf resort, with the …

Column: Biden is old. Trump is too. But only one of them would trash the Constitution
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Biden is old. Trump is too. But only one of them would trash the Constitution

LA Times  

Age was less of a concern when Republican Donald Trump, left, and Democrat Joe Biden faced off in the last presidential election. President Biden’s age was back in the news last week, thanks mostly to a front-page article in the Wall Street Journal announcing: “Behind closed doors, Biden shows signs of slipping.” The story was less sensational than the headline. …

Youth activist groups jointly endorse Biden. They say his achievements matter more than his age
9 months, 1 week ago

Youth activist groups jointly endorse Biden. They say his achievements matter more than his age

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Jack Lobel is a college sophomore who will be voting in his first presidential election this fall, casting a ballot for Joe Biden. “Young voters are critical to President Biden’s winning coalition and together, we will defeat Donald Trump and continue to build a future that works for every single American,” said Biden’s reelection campaign manager, Julie Chavez …

Biden leans into his age and effectiveness in his first post-Super Tuesday ad in battleground states
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden leans into his age and effectiveness in his first post-Super Tuesday ad in battleground states

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is making no excuses for his age in the first campaign ad of a $30 million buy across battleground states after Super Tuesday, casting himself as more effective than his predecessor, Donald Trump. The 60-second spot opens with Biden, 81, addressing one of voters’ top …

Biden claps back at age critics, roasts Donald Trump for calling his wife Melania ‘Mercedes’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden claps back at age critics, roasts Donald Trump for calling his wife Melania ‘Mercedes’

Hindustan Times  

US President Joe Biden took a dig at GOP frontrunner Donald Trump amid criticism over his age and mental acuity, stating that he is “about as old as I am” and blamed his predecessor for the US-Mexico border situation. Donald Trump is leading president Joe Biden in as many as five key states, it has been revealed by a new …

Joe Biden: Trump is about as old as I am
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Joe Biden: Trump is about as old as I am

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden has hit back at criticism of his age by pointing out that chief political rival Donald Trump is only four years younger. “Take a look at the other guy, he’s about as old as I am,” said Mr Biden, who at 81 is four years older than his predecessor in the White House. Look, I mean, this is …

New poll shows Trump BEATING Biden in 2024 - with cash-strapped voters feeling 'hurt' by president's policies and concerned that the 81-year-old's capacity to hold office is dwindling
1 year ago

New poll shows Trump BEATING Biden in 2024 - with cash-strapped voters feeling 'hurt' by president's policies and concerned that the 81-year-old's capacity to hold office is dwindling

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump could beat Joe Biden in next year's presidential race, a new poll suggests. President Biden's approval rating has sagged, leaving him 4 points behind former president Trump, according to a Wall Street Journal survey of 1,500 registered voters. On a hypothetical ballot between just the two candidates Trump would receive 47 percent of the vote to Biden's 43 …

Joe acts his age! Biden acknowledges his 81st birthday with smiling photo of him next to huge cake, hours after White House issued bizarre statement that avoided mentioning president's big day
1 year, 1 month ago

Joe acts his age! Biden acknowledges his 81st birthday with smiling photo of him next to huge cake, hours after White House issued bizarre statement that avoided mentioning president's big day

Daily Mail  

Joe Biden has celebrated his 81st birthday by joining the new social media platform Threads and posting a photo of himself smiling next to a giant cake. President Joe Biden celebrated his 81st birthday by joining the emerging social media platform Threads and posting a photo of himself smiling next to a giant cake Biden turned 81 with plans for …

Trump, on Biden’s 81st birthday, releases doctor’s note that says he’s in ‘excellent’ health
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump, on Biden’s 81st birthday, releases doctor’s note that says he’s in ‘excellent’ health

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — GOP front-runner Donald Trump marked President Joe Biden ‘s 81st birthday on Monday by releasing a letter from his physician that reports the former president is in “excellent” physical and mental health. Dr. Bruce A. Aronwald, a New Jersey physician who says he has been Trump’s doctor since 2021 and most recently examined him in September, reported …

Biden celebrates his 81st birthday with jokes as the White House stresses his experience and stamina
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden celebrates his 81st birthday with jokes as the White House stresses his experience and stamina

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden celebrated his 81st birthday on Monday by joking repeatedly about his advanced age, even as the White House strongly defended his stamina and batted away polling — and one prominent Democrat — suggesting that the issue could cost him votes in next year’s election. “Our perspective is, it’s not about age, it’s about the president’s …

Joe Biden’s birthday in focus ahead of 2024 US Presidential Polls. Here’s why
1 year, 1 month ago

Joe Biden’s birthday in focus ahead of 2024 US Presidential Polls. Here’s why

Live Mint  

US President Joe Biden turned 81 on Monday – the oldest person to hold the top post – amid growing disquiet about his health and acuity. Indeed a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult survey this month found voters in seven swing states more likely to associate old age with Biden than any other topic. Other presidential hopefuls meanwhile insist that both Biden …

Biden Keeps Talking About the Old Days. Young Voters Don’t Like It.
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden Keeps Talking About the Old Days. Young Voters Don’t Like It.

Live Mint  

President Biden is struggling to connect with younger voters. “Young people don’t have to feel like they see themselves in Biden," said Cyrus Beschloss, founder of the youth polling company Generation Lab. Santiago Mayer, executive director of Voters of Tomorrow, a Gen Z-led organization that has promoted Biden’s agenda, said that what the president has achieved for young voters is …

As Biden celebrates his birthday, candles on the cake are adding to a problem
1 year, 1 month ago

As Biden celebrates his birthday, candles on the cake are adding to a problem

NPR  

As Biden celebrates his birthday, candles on the cake are adding to a problem Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Andrew Harnik/AP Sometimes when you sing "Happy Birthday" to someone it's just as nice to leave out that line asking "How old are you now?" While Biden won the overall popular vote by 7 million, his winning margins among …

Voters are skeptical of Biden’s age. But Trump’s notable flubs risk drawing unwelcome attention, too
1 year, 1 month ago

Voters are skeptical of Biden’s age. But Trump’s notable flubs risk drawing unwelcome attention, too

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — To hear Donald Trump tell it, President Joe Biden is so senile that he doesn’t know where he’s speaking and feeble enough that others are making decisions for him. “Looking at videos of Biden and really reading into it, I just — he mentally just can’t handle, I think, an election at all,” said Skylar Swan, 23, who …

Column: Is age really just a number? Not when it comes to Biden and Trump
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: Is age really just a number? Not when it comes to Biden and Trump

LA Times  

Ric Alonzo, right, a volunteer with the Bernie Sanders campaign, handed out bumper stickers to Rudolfo Anguiano in February 2020. “Most importantly, he had fire — things I’d never seen in a politician,” Alonzo said, and though he’d vote for Biden as a “lesser of two evils,” he wishes the president had a pinch of Trump’s two-fisted audacity. “But there’s …

Is Biden Too Old to Run Again? We Asked People Born on His Exact Birthday
1 year, 3 months ago

Is Biden Too Old to Run Again? We Asked People Born on His Exact Birthday

Live Mint  

Louise Smoczynski is enjoying a quiet retirement in Madison, Wis., but she and her friends are starting to have health problems. A recent Wall Street Journal poll found that 73% of voters think Biden is too old to seek a second term, compared with 47% of voters who said the same of 77-year-old former President Donald Trump, who is likely …

Column: How the media’s obsession with Biden’s age could help reelect Trump
1 year, 3 months ago

Column: How the media’s obsession with Biden’s age could help reelect Trump

LA Times  

Who says he’s too old? On Saturday, while Biden’s journey was in full swing, the site’s gloss on Biden’s activities was this: “Joe Biden and Donald Trump are running dueling basement campaigns that make them look like they’re in the witness protection program.” Biden’s presidential duties and Trump’s legal battles are limiting their ability to campaign. Then there’s the juvenile …

Column: Bidenomics just had its first birthday. Why are so few people celebrating?
1 year, 3 months ago

Column: Bidenomics just had its first birthday. Why are so few people celebrating?

LA Times  

Bidenomics just had its first birthday, and less than half the country celebrated. Biden suffers — unfairly — by comparison with Donald Trump, thanks to Trump’s purported business acumen and the many Americans who buy his blarney about how he created “the greatest economy in history.” Just take Trump’s lifetime: Presidents Eisenhower, Johnson and Clinton presided over significantly greater growth. …

Why are America's politicians so old — and does age matter in politics?
1 year, 3 months ago

Why are America's politicians so old — and does age matter in politics?

ABC  

Sometimes, the moments that go the most viral are also the most difficult to watch. "I think that the Mitch McConnell situation hurts Joe Biden more than it hurts the Republican Party," Republican pollster and Bellwether Research president Christine Matthews said. America's 'most privileged nursing home' Donald Trump is careful to distinguish age from acuity when attacking Joe Biden, aware …

Biden uses humor to try to defuse concerns about his age
1 year, 7 months ago

Biden uses humor to try to defuse concerns about his age

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden served in the Senate for 270 years. When Biden told the Irish parliament last month that he has never been more optimistic about the future, he notably added, “And I’m at the end of my career, not the beginning.” “The only thing I bring to this career after my age — as you can see how …

'My career of 280 years': Biden jokes off 2024 age concerns
1 year, 7 months ago

'My career of 280 years': Biden jokes off 2024 age concerns

India Today  

Joe Biden served in the Senate for 270 years. When Biden told the Irish parliament last month that he has never been more optimistic about the future, he notably added, “And I’m at the end of my career, not the beginning.” “The only thing I bring to this career after my age — as you can see how old I …

Biden’s age is a hot topic as he looks to extend his time in the Oval Office until he is 86
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden’s age is a hot topic as he looks to extend his time in the Oval Office until he is 86

CNN  

CNN — When President Joe Biden went for his annual physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Thursday morning, he set a new record – as he does every morning – as the oldest US president ever. “People want to focus on one number – the president’s age, 80,” he said, and let the words linger for just …

Biden at 80: A ‘respecter of fate’ mulls 2nd White House bid
2 years, 1 month ago

Biden at 80: A ‘respecter of fate’ mulls 2nd White House bid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — People in their 80s lead countries, create majestic art and perform feats of endurance. “Pelosi’s decision makes such questions more salient in the context of Biden’s 2020 statement that he was the bridge to a new generation of leaders.” Biden’s verbal flubs have been the stuff of legend throughout his five-decade political career, so sussing out the impact …

Biden at 80: A \'\'respecter of fate\'\' mulls 2nd White House bid
2 years, 1 month ago

Biden at 80: A \'\'respecter of fate\'\' mulls 2nd White House bid

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: People in their 80s lead countries, create majestic art and perform feats of endurance. It's soon time for Joe Biden, 80 on Sunday, to decide whether he has one more mountain to climb — the one to a second term as president. Some supporters wince when he speaks, hoping he gets through his remarks OK. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's …

Column: Happy birthday, Mr. President. Will you run again?
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: Happy birthday, Mr. President. Will you run again?

LA Times  

President Biden leaves the podium at the end of his post-midterm news conference on Wednesday. “That’s been our intention, regardless of what the outcome of this election was.” What’s your message to the two-thirds of voters opposed to your running again, a reporter asked Biden. Had Biden’s party been washed away by a red tsunami, as Republicans and some pundits …

Biden: ‘Legitimate’ for voters to weigh age as he nears 80
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden: ‘Legitimate’ for voters to weigh age as he nears 80

Associated Press  

— President Joe Biden joked that it’s difficult acknowledging he’s about to turn 80, but said he’s physically and mentally capable of serving a potential second term in the White House. Biden, who turns 80 on Nov. 20, said it’s “totally legitimate” for voters to question whether someone his age can manage the demanding stresses of the American presidency. In …

‘What an old politician understands’ — Biden turns the age issue to advantage
3 years, 7 months ago

‘What an old politician understands’ — Biden turns the age issue to advantage

LA Times  

Donald Trump tried hard to defeat Joe Biden by hammering on “Sleepy Joe’s” age. The reason he’s so comfortable and sure-footed is because Joe Biden has been there before — he’s been around for almost 50 years learning what to do.” While Republicans have struggled to define Biden in a critical way generally, their allies in conservative media have tried …

A Longtime Fixture In US Politics, Biden Finally Wins Elusive Prize; To Be Oldest US President at 78
4 years, 1 month ago

A Longtime Fixture In US Politics, Biden Finally Wins Elusive Prize; To Be Oldest US President at 78

News 18  

Joe Biden, a fixture in US politics for a half century as a senator and vice president, completed a long climb to the political summit that included two previous failed presidential bids by defeating President Donald Trump. “I’ll be an ally of the light,” Biden said, “not the darkness.” He has brought to his political career a mix of blue-collar …

Kamala Harris turns 56, Biden says wants to celebrate her next birthday at WH
4 years, 2 months ago

Kamala Harris turns 56, Biden says wants to celebrate her next birthday at WH

The Hindu  

Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris turned 56 on Tuesday, with the party’s presidential nominee Joe Biden greeting her on the big day, saying they would celebrate her next birthday at the White House. “In two weeks, we could call this birthday girl Madam Vice President,” said Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate as she asked people to go out …

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