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American primaries: Joe Biden, an octogenarian in the campaign

2024-02-03T20:00:14.324Z

Highlights: At 81, the current president is embarking on a long marathon for his re-election this weekend. Faced with the vengeful Trump, who will do him no harm if he is elected. The oldest president before him was named Ronald Reagan and he was “only” 77 years old when he left the White House in 1989, already weakened by Alzheimer's disease. The 46th President of the United States will be 82 years old at the start of his second term, 86 years at the end… if all goes well.


At 81, the current president is embarking on a long marathon for his re-election this weekend. Faced with the vengeful Trump, who will do him no harm


The vast majority, including Democrats, did not want Joe Biden to run for president.

The reason is simple: if he is elected in November, at the end of a long and grueling campaign which began for him this Saturday with the primary in South Carolina, the 46th President of the United States will be 82 years old at the start of his second term, 86 years at the end… if all goes well.

The oldest president before him was named Ronald Reagan and he was “only” 77 years old when he left the White House in 1989, already weakened by Alzheimer's disease.

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Source: leparis

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