{"id":2371184,"date":"2024-11-20T10:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T15:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-celebrates-82nd-birthday-with-press-begging-for-one-gift-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T10:58:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T15:58:29","slug":"biden-celebrates-82nd-birthday-with-press-begging-for-one-gift-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-celebrates-82nd-birthday-with-press-begging-for-one-gift-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden celebrates 82nd birthday with press begging for one &#8216;gift&#8217;- Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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-celebrates-82nd-birthday-with-press-begging-for-one-gift-washington-examiner%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=2371184&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>President Joe Biden celebrated his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-says-he-plans-to-run-for-re-election-in-2024\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Says He Plans To Run For Re-Election In 2024\">82nd birthday<\/a> at home following a low-key trip to South America, which included historic\u200d visits to Peru and Brazil, marking him as the\u200c first sitting president to \u2063enter the\u2063 Amazon rainforest. Despite the\u2062 occasion, Biden had no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-report-card-biden-starts-quiet-quitting-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"White House Report Card: Biden starts \u2018quiet quitting\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">public events planned<\/a> for \u2062his\u200d birthday and did not engage \u2062with the press throughout his Latin American journey, frustrating reporters who sought his comments\u200d as a &#8220;gift&#8221; for his birthday. A reporter&#8217;s persistent questions on\u200d the subject went unanswered, highlighting\u200c a disconnect \u200bbetween the president and the media. Former CBS News correspondent Mark \u200bKnoller criticized Biden for lacking a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">typical post-election news conference<\/a>. The trip also\u200c saw Biden miss a photo\u2063 opportunity with G20 leaders due to\u2063 tardiness, though a re-take later placed \u200chim prominently in the group.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden celebrates 82nd birthday with press begging for one &lsquo;gift&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1885747\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> is enjoying his 82nd birthday today at home after an especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3232559\/biden-becomes-first-president-to-tour-amazon-rainforest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">low-key<\/a> trip to South America.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>With exactly two months left in his term, Biden has no public events scheduled to celebrate his birthday, and he frustrated the traveling press by refusing to take their questions for the entirety of his Latin American jaunt.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions blew over a bit when Biden was preparing to return home, as a reporter repeatedly asked him to engage &ldquo;as a gift to the press.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Mr. President, happy early birthday. For your birthday, will you talk to us, sir? As a gift to the press, will you please talk to us? Mr. President. President Biden. Please, we haven&#8217;t heard from you all trip. Mr. President!!!!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8OfgIkuP3Z\">pic.twitter.com\/8OfgIkuP3Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HowardMortman\/status\/1858952282349728214?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He did not. <\/p>\n<p>Mark Knoller, a former CBS News White House correspondent, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/markknoller\/status\/1859246500670222365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"chimed in\">chimed in<\/a>, saying Biden &ldquo;should have had a postelection news conference, a routine practice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s trip included stops in Peru and Brazil, where he became the first president to step foot in the Amazon rainforest. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3234458\/biden-misses-g20-family-photo-due-logistical-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"missed\">missed<\/a> a photo with G20 leaders because he was late, though it was later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3234850\/biden-front-center-new-g20-photo-after-missing-last-one\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"retaken\">retaken<\/a> with the outgoing president standing front and center.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another &#8220;family picture&#8221; group photo of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/G20?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#G20<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/G20Brazil?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#G20Brazil<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/g20summit2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#g20summit2024<\/a> G20 Summit leaders in Rio de Janeiro Brazil &hellip; this time, Pres. Biden is there &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1UIbMzeBEL\">pic.twitter.com\/1UIbMzeBEL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HowardMortman\/status\/1858913090529550409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Whether in the public eye or not, Biden has become the first president to turn 82 while still in office.<\/p>\n<p>He has long been the nation&rsquo;s oldest president. Biden was older on the first day of his presidency than the second-oldest, Ronald Reagan, was on his last day in office.<\/p>\n<p>But President-elect Donald Trump will soon break that record. Biden was 78 years and 61 days old when he entered the White House in 2021, and Trump will be 78 years and 179 days old when he takes back over on Jan. 20, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s advanced age was a key issue in the 2024 campaign even though Trump is only about 3 1\/2 years younger. Biden performed so badly in the first debate that he was ousted from his own reelection bid in July to be replaced by Vice President Kamala Harris, who recently turned 60.<\/p>\n<p>If he had won another term and stayed in office, Biden would have remained president until the age of 86.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1885747\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1885747\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden marks 82nd birthday quietly, press seeks a &#8216;gift&#8217; interview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2371185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Joe-Biden-no-questions.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,11659,7695,4604],"class_list":["post-2371184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-birthday","tag-celebration","tag-press"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Joe-Biden-no-questions.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371184","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\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371184"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371188,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371184\/revisions\/2371188"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}