Biden Says It’s ‘Totally Legitimate’ to Question His Age as Reelection Campaign Announcement Imminent

President Joe Biden admitted that concerns about his age from supporters, critics, and, recently, 2024 presidential contenders are “totally legitimate,” something he’s said many times in the past.
Biden made the most recent comment during an interview with ABC News’s David Muir on Feb. 24.
Muir asked Biden “about a conversation that people are having at home”—concerns that if he were to be reelected, Biden would be 82 when sworn in and 86 at the end of his second term.
“Is your age part of your own calculation into whether to run again?” Muir asked Biden.
“No,” Biden replied. “But it’s legitimate for people to raise issues about my age. It’s totally legitimate to do that. And the only thing I can say is, ‘Watch me.’”…}

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