Biden celebrates his 8th birthday (8th birthday ceremony)

November 21st, Cailian News On Sunday, Eastern Time, US President Biden celebrated his eightieth birthday.

As the oldest president in American history, Biden's day is of great significance to himself and the United States. However, due to his advanced age, the issues of age and physical health have once again become a topic of questioning his political prospects.

Biden celebrates his 8th birthday

On Sunday, US President Biden and his family celebrated their birthday at a brunch organized by the White House. First Lady jill biden also tweeted a photo of him blowing out birthday candles with his family.

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When Biden was sworn in as president two years ago, he became the oldest president in the White House at the age of 78. Now, Biden is also known as the first president in American history who has reached the age of 8 during his tenure.

Biden has previously said that he intends to run for re-election in 224 and will make a final decision early next year. If Biden participates in the 224 general election and wins the election, by the time Biden officially takes office in 225, he will be 82 years old.

Although there have been concerns about his age and health, Biden has not been affected by this and has always stressed that he is in good physical and mental condition.

"I'm in good health," Biden told Jonathan Capehart, the host of MSNBC last month. "Everything in my body is still working well. The same is true in spirit. "

Most voters are worried that Biden is too old

However, opinion polls show that most American voters, including those of his own party, are worried about Biden's age.

A poll conducted by Reuters and Ipsos in November this year found that 7% of voters thought Biden was "too old to work in the government"; Among the Democratic voters, 59% agree with this view.

In the same survey, by contrast, 55% of American voters thought former President Trump was too old. Trump turned 76 in June this year and just announced his participation in the 224 general election last week.

in addition, Florida governor Ron desantis is the second largest choice for voters in the * * * and party primaries. De Santis, 44, is a rising star in * * * and the Party.

intergenerational changes have taken place at the top of the Democratic Party House of Representatives

Biden's eightieth birthday coincides with the end of the mid-term elections in the United States, and the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives has confirmed that it will regain control of the House of Representatives. Generational changes have also taken place at the top of the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives: many senior leaders of the Democratic Party who are old have said that they will not seek a new leadership position in Congress.

nancy pelosi, the 82-year-old Speaker of the House of Representatives, has just announced that she will not seek re-election; Hoie, the 83-year-old majority leader of the House of Representatives, also said that he would not seek the leadership position of the new Congress; Claybourn, the 82-year-old majority whip in the House of Representatives, did not disclose his plans, but said he would support younger leaders.

At present, the rising star who is most likely to succeed Pelosi is New York Rep. Hakim jeffries, 52 years old.

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which president works as hard as me? Biden responded to the question that he was too old and then copied it off the ground

On October 11th, local time, 79-year-old US President Biden responded to the question about his age, saying that he or the hardest-working president of the United States in modern times, most Americans were very satisfied with his work performance.

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On the same day, Biden accepted an interview with CNN, responding to questions from the outside world about his old age, saying, "They are worried about whether I can finish my work and look at what I have done. Tell me, which president in modern history did so many things in the first two years like me. "

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However, in the interview, Biden accidentally dropped the cheat sheet on the floor, which triggered a heated discussion among netizens. This is not the first time he has been "confused" recently.

On October 7th, local time, US President Joe Biden made a speech in a factory in Maryland. At the beginning, he made a famous scene, saying that he wanted to start with two words, and he ended up saying three words-"Made in America". Immediately, it triggered a spit on the social platform that "mathematics is difficult."

On September 29th, local time, US President Biden visited the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and was briefed by Hurricane Ian. After the speech, he seemed to be confused again. The staff wanted to guide him away from his left hand side, but Biden didn't seem to hear him and walked in the other direction.

Musk: Biden is "two generations behind the average age of the population" and cannot run for re-election.

According to the "Business Insider" website, Musk, CEO of Tesla Corporation of the United States, was interviewed by the Financial Times on the 7th local time. According to reports, Musk believes that 79-year-old US President Biden is too old to run for re-election.

It is reported that Musk said, "You don't want to be too far away from the average age of the population, because it is difficult to keep in touch". "Maybe it is ok to be one generation behind the average age, but what about two generations?" Musk added, "When you have great grandchildren, I don't know, how do you keep in touch with the people? Is this possible? "

Musk said that he voted for Biden in 22 and voted for Democrats in the past. But since Biden was elected, their relationship has deteriorated. Musk said that he plans to vote for * * * and the party in the next election.

It is reported that Musk also told the Financial Times that he did not hate the 76-year-old former US President Trump, although they had quarrels in the past. He also said that he was considering setting up a super political action committee for moderate candidates.

The White House has not responded to the request for comment on Musk's remarks made by Business Insider. According to the report, this is not the first time that Musk mentioned the topic of the age of politicians. In 221, Senator Sanders asked "extremely rich people to pay their share" on Twitter, and Musk responded, "I always forget that you are still alive."