Democrats struggle to quell political storms over Biden's age
If you or a family member were described this way, you would take offense. If you had the most important job on the planet, you would be apoplectic.
President Biden certainly was when reading the just-released special counsel report on the probe into his handling of classified documents. The special counsel declined to prosecute, but cast doubt on his memory and raised new questions on his age.
As the oldest president ever to hold office, Biden isn’t new to this discussion. Ronald Reagan, the previous record holder, was 77 when he left office. Biden was 78 at his inauguration — 21 years older than George Washington, 26 years older than Lincoln, and 45 years older than John F. Kennedy. Every day Biden’s in office sets a record that no president wants discussed.
The age issue is creating three political storms that have little reason to abate:
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