{"id":2104183,"date":"2023-11-20T16:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T21:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-turns-81-americas-oldest-president-ever\/"},"modified":"2023-11-20T16:19:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T21:19:43","slug":"biden-turns-81-americas-oldest-president-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-turns-81-americas-oldest-president-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Turns 81, America\u2019s Oldest President Ever"},"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\">14<\/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-turns-81-americas-oldest-president-ever%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=2104183&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US President Joe Biden speaks during the annual Thanksgiving Turkey pardon on the South Lawn of \u200dthe White House\u200b in Washington, DC on November 20,\u200c 2023. (Photo by ANDREW \u200dCABALLERO-REYNOLDS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>1:05 PM \u2013 Monday, November 20, \u200b2023<\/p>\n<h2>President Joe Biden Celebrates 81st Birthday Amid Concerns About His Age<\/h2>\n<p>United States President Joe Biden is celebrating his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-turns-81-americas-oldest-president-ever\/\" title=\"Biden Turns 81, America\u2019s Oldest President Ever\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-joe-bidens-senior-moment-of-the-week-vol-64\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Joe Biden's Weekly Senior Moment (Vol. 64)\">81st birthday<\/a> today<\/a>, as worries about his old age continue to be a prominent \u2063topic \u200bas \u2062the 2024\u2062 presidential election \u200bapproaches.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On \u2063Monday, \u200dBiden turned\u2062 81, marking a milestone in the U.S. as the\u2062 oldest person to ever occupy the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>Opinion polls show that American citizens are\u2064 becoming increasingly\u2062 worried that Biden may be too old for the position that he is currently pursuing \u200din \u2063his reelection. <\/p>\n<p>Biden is the oldest commander in chief \u2062in American history, and if\u200c he \u2062is re-elected as president next \u200cyear, he will be 82-years-old at the beginning of his second term and 86-years-old when his term \u2062concludes. <\/p>\n<p>The current \u200bpresident has tried to reassure \u2064voters that his age and\u200b experience gained from more than 50 \u2062years in office make him a <strong>valuable asset\u2064 in addressing \u200bthe issues \u200ctackling the\u200c country<\/strong>, while also addressing\u200c those who fear he is\u2062 too old for the demands of \u2063the \u200bWhite House with attempts at \u200dhumor.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI know \u200bI\u2019m 198 \u200dyears old,\u201d Biden jokingly said in June.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The president\u2019s common \u200cresponse to those who\u200c pressure him \u200babout his \u200bage has been to simply say, \u201c<strong>watch me<\/strong>.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Biden made\u2064 a few remarks about his\u200c age on Monday at the annual Thanksgiving\u2063 turkey pardon at the White House.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI just want you to know it\u2019s difficult turning 60. \u200dDifficult,\u201d\u2063 he joked. \u201cThis is the 76<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary \u2063of this event. \u2064I want you to know I wasn\u2019t there for\u2064 the first one. \u2064I was too young\u200b to make it up.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Biden Administration has continued to protect the\u2063 president\u2019s vitality by reinforcing \u200cwhat they define as \u200bthe \u201cpositive attributes of \u200chis past record\u201d when asked about his capability to \u200dbe\u200b successful at the \u200cjob.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI get the question on age. \u2062Certainly, we all do,\u201d White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said\u2064 in\u200b September.\u200b \u201cBut what\u200c we\u2019re going to continue to talk about is \u200bthe record that \u2063this president has had. It\u2019s been\u2062 a\u200b historic record.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, several polls have indicated that the topic is still at the forefront of many \u2062voters\u2019 minds.<\/p>\n<p>According to a survey administered by the Associated Press, three-quarters, or 74%, of Americans stated that Biden \u200cwas too old to run for another presidential term. That statistic portrays \u2062a 6% increase since May,\u2064 which was a \u2062month \u2062after Biden initiated his second White\u2062 House bid.<\/p>\n<p>In another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/biden-weighed-by-economic-concerns-age-potential-2024-rematch-with-trump-2023-09-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poll conducted in September<\/a>, voters\u200c voiced their concern regarding Biden\u2019s age and his \u2063well-being for \u200doffice. 77% \u200cof\u200b respondents stated that Biden is too old to\u200c be president, while 39% stated that Biden was \u201cmentally \u200csharp \u200cenough\u201d for \u2064the\u200d job. <\/p>\n<p>Questions about age and politics have not \u2063been just restricted to Biden. <\/p>\n<p>Prior to Ronald Reagan, who was 77-years-old\u2064 at the \u200bend of his second term, Biden is currently the oldest president in \u2063history.\u200b Biden would be 86-years-old at the end of his\u200d second term if he is elected in 2024. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free.\u2064 Subscribe\u2062 here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\t\u2063 \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Texas is \u2063set to pass a new law that would make it \u2063a state\u200c crime to cross its\u2064 border illegally.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Alex Newman<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with\u2062 Ami Kozar<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Jacob Chansley<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Microsoft emerged \u200bon \u200cMonday as the\u200d big winner \u2062of \u2062the upheaval at\u2063 OpenAI, \u200bhiring ousted CEO Sam Altman and other key staff of the startup.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI named ex-Twitch \u200dboss Emmett Shear as interim CEO, while outgoing chief Sam Altman is\u200b set to join backer Microsoft in a surprise \u2063turn of events for the startup.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI\u2019s staff has threatened to quit \u200bthe AI startup and join former boss Sam Altman at\u2064 Microsoft\u2019s new division unless the board resigns.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The board of the company behind ChatGPT\u200c fired CEO Sam Altman, sending shock waves across the tech \u200cindustry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How has President Biden reassured voters about his age\u200b and experience in relation to his ability to address\u2063 the country&#8217;s issues?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  President \u2063Joe Biden\u2064 Celebrates 81st Birthday Amid Concerns About His Age<\/p>\n<p>United States President Joe Biden is celebrating his 81st birthday today, as worries about his old age continue to be a prominent topic as the 2024 presidential election approaches. Biden \u200bturned 81 on Monday, marking a milestone in the U.S. as the\u2063 oldest person to ever\u200b occupy the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>Opinion polls show that \u2063American citizens are becoming increasingly worried that \u200dBiden may be too old for\u200c the position that he is currently pursuing in his\u200b reelection. Biden is the oldest commander in chief in American history, and if he is re-elected as president next\u200c year, he will be 82-years-old at the beginning of his second term \u200dand\u200c 86-years-old when his term concludes.<\/p>\n<p>The current\u200b president has tried to reassure voters that \u200chis age and experience gained from more than 50 years in office make him a valuable asset in addressing the issues tackling the\u200c country, while \u2062also addressing those who fear he is too old \u2063for the demands of the White House with\u200c attempts\u2062 at humor. &#8220;I know I&#8217;m 198 years old,&#8221; \u2062Biden jokingly said in June. The president&#8217;s\u2064 common response to those\u2064 who pressure him about \u2064his\u200c age has \u200dbeen \u200dto simply\u2064 say, &#8220;watch me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Biden made a few remarks about\u2063 his age on Monday at the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon at the \u2064White House. &#8220;I just want you to know it&#8217;s difficult \u2063turning 60. Difficult,&#8221;\u2064 he joked. &#8220;This is the 76th anniversary of this event. I want you to know I wasn&#8217;t there \u2062for the first one. I was too young \u200cto make it up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Biden Administration \u200dhas continued to protect the president&#8217;s vitality by reinforcing what they define as the &#8220;positive attributes of his past \u2063record&#8221; when asked about his capability to\u2062 be successful at the job. &#8220;I get the question on age. Certainly, we all do,&#8221; White\u2064 House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in September. &#8220;But what we&#8217;re going to continue to \u200dtalk about is the record that this president \u2063has\u200b had. It&#8217;s been a\u200c historic record.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, several polls have indicated that the topic is still at the forefront \u2064of many voters&#8217;\u2063 minds. According to a survey administered by the Associated Press, three-quarters, \u200cor \u206374%,\u200b of Americans stated that Biden was too old to run for another presidential term. That statistic \u200bportrays a 6% increase since May, which was a month \u200dafter Biden initiated his\u2064 second White House bid.<\/p>\n<p>In another poll conducted in September,\u2063 voters voiced \u2063their\u2064 concern regarding \u2064Biden&#8217;s age and his well-being for office. 77%\u200b of respondents stated that Biden is too old to be president, while 39% stated that Biden was \u201cmentally fit\u201d for the\u2064 job.<\/p>\n<p>As Biden celebrates his 81st birthday, these concerns about his\u200b age and capability to lead will likely continue to be significant factors as the \u20642024 presidential election approaches. It remains to be\u200b seen how these concerns will affect his reelection campaign and the \u2062overall perception of his leadership abilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Joe Biden speaks during the annual Thanksgiving Turkey pardon on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on November 20, 2023. 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