{"id":1986245,"date":"2023-07-30T14:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T18:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-senator-denies-republican-claims-that-biden-is-too-old-to-be-president\/"},"modified":"2023-07-30T14:27:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T18:27:31","slug":"democratic-senator-denies-republican-claims-that-biden-is-too-old-to-be-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-senator-denies-republican-claims-that-biden-is-too-old-to-be-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat senator refutes GOP&#8217;s age-related criticism of Biden&#8217;s presidential eligibility."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-senator-denies-republican-claims-that-biden-is-too-old-to-be-president%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1986245&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen. Chris Murphy: President Biden\u2063 Succeeding \u2064at an Extraordinary Rate<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Chris Murphy\u200d (D-CT) has dismissed concerns about\u200d the age \u2063of President Joe Biden, \u2063arguing that the president is &#8220;succeeding at \u200can extraordinary and historic rate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Murphy&#8217;s statement comes as many have argued that \u200dBiden, who is turning 81 this November, is too old to serve as\u200b president. The debate concerning Biden&#8217;s age has brought about discussions on age limits for the presidency,\u200b with even a few Democrats saying they will not endorse \u200bthe president in \u200bhis reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;Joe Biden is Succeeding at an\u2063 Extraordinary and Historic Rate&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I guess age is relevant if it is an indicator \u200bthat a candidate isn&#8217;t up\u200c to do the most important\u200d job in the world, but Joe Biden is succeeding, and succeeding at an \u2063extraordinary and historic rate,&#8221; Murphy said on CNN. &#8220;The \u2064amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rubio-reflects-on-2021-sets-goals-for-2022\/\" title=\"Sen. Rubio reflects on 2021, sets goals for 2022\">major legislation passed<\/a> by this president, the first gun violence \u2063bill in 30 years,\u200c the first\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-warned-infrastructure-bill-could-be-considered-racist\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Warned Infrastructure Bill Could Be Considered Racist\">major investment<\/a> in clean energy, \u200cthe biggest infrastructure investment \u2064in\u200c the \u200dhistory of this country; all of \u200cthat doesn&#8217;t\u200b happen without\u200c Joe\u200b Biden. He is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-fierce-urgency-of-how-a-natcon-agenda-for-2022-and-beyond\/\" title=\"The Fierce Urgency Of\u00a0How: A NatCon Agenda For 2022 And Beyond\">master legislative tactician<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Murphy also touched on Biden&#8217;s business dealings regarding his son, Hunter Biden, saying that he is not concerned about\u2063 Republicans&#8217; investigation and called it a &#8220;witch hunt.&#8221; The senator added that \u200bthere\u2064 has &#8220;never been\u2062 any evidence&#8221; that\u2062 Joe Biden compromised his office.<\/p>\n<p>The Connecticut senator is \u2063not the only Democrat\u2064 who has dismissed the president&#8217;s age, as \u2063Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) \u2064brushed off concerns about\u200c Biden&#8217;s age earlier this \u200dmonth.<\/p>\n<p>Not all Democrats are on board with Biden serving a second \u2064term as president; however, as\u200c Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) said earlier this\u2062 week, he would not\u2062 back Biden&#8217;s reelection bid in 2024. Instead, Phillips has argued the party\u200b should look to a &#8220;new generation of leadership&#8221; and\u2062 elevate younger candidates to Congress.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO\u2064 READ MORE FROM \u200bTHE WASHINGTON\u200d EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A poll from last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-senator-denies-republican-claims-that-biden-is-too-old-to-be-president\/\" title=\"Democrat senator refutes GOP's age-related criticism of Biden's presidential eligibility.\">month found broad concern<\/a> over the president&#8217;s age, with seven in 10 responding that\u200d he is too old to \u2064be president, including half of Democrats. The\u200b poll found 49% of Democrats\u200b said Biden is too old to be \u2062president, while 28% believed he\u200c is the right\u2063 age, and 23% replied they were\u2062 unsure.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump, who is running for \u2064president again, is only four years younger than Biden, but many voters believe \u200bneither is the\u2062 best\u2062 option for president.\u2063 A \u200cpoll conducted from July 8-11 showed 61%\u200d of voters believe Biden is not the strongest\u200b candidate Democrats could nominate, while 53% of \u200bvoters believe Trump \u200dis not the strongest candidate \u2062Republicans could nominate in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) brushed off worries about President Joe Biden&#8217;s age, asserting that he is achieving remarkable and unprecedented progress. This response follows ongoing discussions about Biden&#8217;s ability to serve as president, given that he will turn 81 in November. 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