President Biden faces questions about his age—but also garners support from Democrats impressed with midterm elections—as he mulls over a re-election bid
President Biden turned 80 on Sunday, becoming the first octogenarian to hold the office, asand faces fresh concerns about his age among voters and some Democratic officials.
Mr. Biden, who had plans to celebrate with a family brunch, was the oldest president to assume office and, if re-elected, would be nearly a decade older than the , Ronald Reagan, who was 73 years old at his 1985 swearing-in. Mr. Biden’s recent verbal miscues have added to concerns from some in his party about his age, and polls show many voters also have doubts.
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