The White House responded to Biden's questioning of being too old: "80 years old is the new 40 years old."
According to Reuters, on September 15th, the White House responded to a new round of questioning about Biden's ability to run for re-election with one sentence: "80 years old is the new 40 years old."
According to reports, Biden, who is currently 80 years old, is the oldest president in US history and is currently running for re-election. If successfully elected, he will turn 82 years old when his second four-year term begins in January 2025.
Various opinion polls show that voters are concerned about Biden's age and the age of his main rival, 77 year old Trump. The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that Biden and Trump received the same number of votes in a simulated 2024 election, both receiving 39% of the vote, but one-fifth of voters have yet to decide.
According to reports, when asked if he was worried that President Biden would not be able to run for re-election due to his age, White House press secretary Karina Jean Pierre joked, "80 years old is the new 40 years old, haven't you heard of that?"
Jean Pierre said, "In 2019, he received the same criticism, in 2020, he received the same criticism, and in 2022, he received the same criticism again, but every time he defeated the dissenting people."