{"id":2021491,"date":"2023-09-04T14:55:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T18:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-responds-to-critics-of-his-age-takes-aim-at-trump-in-labor-day-address\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T14:56:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T18:56:58","slug":"biden-responds-to-critics-of-his-age-takes-aim-at-trump-in-labor-day-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-responds-to-critics-of-his-age-takes-aim-at-trump-in-labor-day-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden addresses age critics, targets Trump in Labor Day speech."},"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%2Fbiden-responds-to-critics-of-his-age-takes-aim-at-trump-in-labor-day-address%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=2021491&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--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>President Biden Touts Accomplishments \u2064and\u2063 Addresses \u200bCritics<\/h2>\n<p>In a spirited address to union \u2062workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Labor\u200b Day, President Joe Biden highlighted his achievements and pushed back against critics \u200bwho question\u2062 his ability to seek a second term due to his \u200bage.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden kicked off his remarks with a lighthearted joke, emphasizing that wisdom comes with age. He assured the audience that he has the experience\u200d and determination to continue leading the country with their support.<\/p>\n<p>The president&#8217;s\u2064 comments \u2062were likely in response to a recent Wall Street \u200dJournal poll that suggested a majority of voters believe he is too old to\u200b run for president again.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-claims-he-has-no-home-to-go-to-in-delaware-defends-stay-in-rehoboth-beach-5485962\">Biden Claims He Has \u2018No Home to Go\u2062 To\u2019 in Delaware,\u200b Defends Stay in Rehoboth Beach<\/a> &#8211; 9\/4\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/opinion\/biden-admin-is-killing-the-american-dream-of-homeownership-5485978\">Biden Admin Is Killing the American\u200d Dream of Homeownership<\/a> \u200d &#8211; 9\/4\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u200dpoll revealed that a significant majority of Democrats and voters overall believe President Biden, at 80 years old, \u2063is too old for a second term. Interestingly, former President\u200c Donald Trump, who\u2062 is 77 years old, received less\u2063 criticism in this regard.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the \u2064poll indicated that both candidates would\u2064 be evenly matched in \u2062a potential\u200c rematch \u2062of\u200b the 2020 election, with each garnering 46 percent support.<\/p>\n<h2>Park Avenue versus Scranton<\/h2>\n<p>President Biden has \u200bconsistently shown his\u2062 support for\u2064 labor unions and positioned himself as the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/labor-board-dismisses-union-misconduct-complaints-following-biden-purge\/\" title=\"Labor Board Dismisses Union Misconduct Complaints Following Biden Purge\">pro-union president<\/a> in U.S. history.\u2062 However, \u200bconcerns have been raised\u200d about his handling of the economy, particularly among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-poll-shows-gop-becoming-party-of-blue-collar-workers\/\" title=\"NBC Poll Shows GOP Becoming Party Of Blue-Collar Workers\">blue-collar workers<\/a>, due \u200cto high inflation.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b Philadelphia, President Biden sought to change voters&#8217; perception by drawing a \u2064contrast with\u200d former President Trump, who\u200d is currently\u200d the frontrunner for \u200bthe 2024 Republican\u200d nomination. He highlighted that President Trump, like Herbert Hoover during the Great Depression, left office with fewer jobs than when he started.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the hot \u200bweather, President Biden&#8217;s speech \u200cin Philadelphia was \u200benergizing and reminiscent of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-responds-to-critics-of-his-age-takes-aim-at-trump-in-labor-day-address\/\" title=\"Biden addresses age critics, targets Trump in Labor Day speech.\">campaign-style address<\/a>. However, he did experience a\u200d few coughing fits during his remarks.<\/p>\n<p>The president \u200dexpressed his gratitude to the union workers, emphasizing that his\u200d administration is working to bring jobs back to the United States and \u200cprotect \u200bpensions.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>President\u2064 Joe Biden addresses union workers at Sheet Metal Workers Local \u206219 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 4,\u200b 2023. \u200d(Mark Makela\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>President Biden also highlighted his \u2063economic \u200cplan, \u2063which has resulted \u2063in \u2062the\u200d creation of 13.5 million new\u200c jobs, including 800,000\u2064 in manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, the president published \u200ban op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal \u2062Sentinel, defending his\u200b economic agenda and its benefits\u200c for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-laptop-class-fetish-for-manual-labor-is-an-attempt-to-justify-privilege\/\" title=\"The obsession with manual labor among the privileged justifies their privilege.\">blue-collar\u2062 workers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He called on Congress\u2063 to\u2064 pass \u2064the \u2062Richard \u200bL. Trumka Protecting the Right \u2064to \u200cOrganize\u2063 (PRO) Act, which aims to make it easier for workers to form unions \u2064and negotiate\u200b for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.<\/p>\n<h2>Clash Over \u2064Jobs Growth<\/h2>\n<p>Last week, President Biden responded to President\u2062 Trump&#8217;s claims about job growth during a speech in\u2064 the Rose Garden at\u200b the White House. He highlighted that the U.S. economy added 187,000 jobs in August, surpassing expectations and indicating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stocks-suffered-their-worst-day-of-the-year-on-tuesday\/\" title=\"Stocks Suffered Their Worst Day of the Year on Tuesday\">resilient labor market<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden proudly stated that his administration\u2063 has created more \u2063jobs in two years than any president has \u2063in a single four-year term. He also\u200b emphasized the successful recovery of jobs lost during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>you what, I&#8217;m not old, I&#8217;m experienced.&#8221; President Biden highlighted his achievements and dismissed age-related concerns during a Labor Day speech in Philadelphia. Responding to critics, he humorously stated that he is not old but rather experienced, emphasizing his readiness for a potential second term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":531,"featured_media":2021492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2021491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2021491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/531"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2021491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2021491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2021492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2021491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2021491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2021491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}