( Observer Network ) "Do you think I don't know how old I am?" Recently, US President Biden , who just celebrated his 80th birthday in a low-key manner at the end of last month, was revealed by the US political news network "Politico" and swearing to his allies because the media kept mentioning his age.
In response to this, the American conservative media Fox News reported on December 14 that as Biden gets closer to his 2024 campaign, age issues may still be a thorn in his eyes. At the same time, whether the oldest president in American history is suitable for continuing to lead the United States has always been a concern for his critics and supporters.
US Fox News Network: According to reports, Biden slammed the media for paying attention to his age: "Do you think I don't know how old I am?"
On December 13th local time, the "Politico" website published an article analyzing the situation of the next US presidential election under the title "Why is the 2024 US presidential election surprisingly quiet?" The article was written by Jonathan Martin, director of the political department of "Politico" and senior political columnist. He pointed out in the article that whether it is the former US Republican President Trump or the current Democratic President Biden, their 2024 presidential election is full of uncertainty, which also means that other presidential candidates in both parties must keep a low profile at the moment.
On the one hand, although Trump officially announced his participation in the 2024 presidential election on November 15, Republicans have basically remained silent about it, "some of his loudest supporters are gone." The reason is that Trump's polls continue to decline, legal disputes continue, and whether he will run for the election is questionable.
Trump's former supporter, Republican Senator Kevin Cramer, told Martin, "I still don't believe he will go all out. Losing the election again may seriously damage his self-esteem. Everything is so undecided." Martin also bluntly stated that Trump has done too little in winning support. Cramer and other loyal supporters during Trump's tenure said that Trump did not ask for their support.
On the other hand, Biden is in a better position than Trump. Martin said that since he announced his presidential election in 2019, Biden has been repeatedly questioned, but he has withstood criticism with a series of legislative victory, and has also become the first president since Roosevelt to have not lost any senator of his party in the midterm elections since Roosevelt.
However, Biden repeatedly refused to make it clear that he would run for re-election. The article points out that whenever Biden is asked about his campaign plan, he often calls him a "person who respects fate", and Martin believes that the response reflects a "subtle problem." Immediately, Martin broke the news that Biden vented his dissatisfaction with the media's constant mention of his age to his allies earlier this year: "Do you think I don't know how old I am?"
In response, Martin said bluntly that although he said this, I'm sorry to Biden, "But who knows what kind of fate will be for someone who just celebrated his 80th birthday a few weeks ago." Martin continued, "Will Biden promise to complete his second term if he runs?" Regarding Martin's questions, Democratic Rep. Mike Levin only said, "I just hope and pray that when I was in my 80s, I still have that energy."
"It's all Levin can say about whether it's in the best interest of the country to have an 85-year-old president." Martin wrote in Verne, saying Levin was not the only Democrat who wouldn't consider this future.
And Martin's revelation about Biden's reaction on age issues was soon noticed by the conservative American media. "New York Post " reported on the 13th that Biden swears showed that he was "irritated". Fox News said this reflects Biden’s upset over the media’s constant reporting on his age, and as he gets closer to his 2024 campaign, age issues may remain a thorn in his eyes.
When Biden was sworn in as president, he became the oldest president in the White House at the age of 78. At the end of November, Biden turned 80 and was the oldest president in American history.Fox News alleges that the question of whether Biden is suitable to continue leading the United States has always been a concern for both his critics and supporters.
In October this year, "Politico" reported that the White House was "uneasy" about Biden's 80th birthday and hoped to "downplay" the celebrations. The article points out that Biden's age has been a sensitive topic for his closest allies and they are planning how to best deal with this situation. According to Fox News, although Democratic top leaders have been outspoken in supporting Biden's re-election, polls have always shown that Democratic voters are always saying they do not want Biden to run for the 2024 election, and many expressed concerns about his health.
At the same time, Biden's various incompatibility was also believed by some Republicans who criticized him, which was a sign of his "cognitive decline", and many Americans also questioned whether he could be competent for the presidency. Even the New York Times published an article in July this year titled "Biden, 79, is testing the boundaries between age and presidency", warning that his age "has become a disturbing problem for him and his party."
However, the day before Biden's 80th birthday (November 19), the New York Times clearly changed its attitude towards Biden's age issue. In this article "President Biden is almost 80 years old", the newspaper said that although the risk of life-threatening diseases, dementia and death increases faster every ten years of his life, geriatric medical experts said, "If a person in his 80s is active, committed, and has a sense of purpose, he can remain efficient and healthy." The report even hinted that although Biden often loses his composure, some of his brain functions "can even improve" due to his activeness, experts call it "neuroplasticity of aging"...
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