Biden turning 80 as 'new generation' of Democratic leaders takes control in Congress

Biden turning 80 as 'new generation' of Democratic leaders takes control in Congress

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President Joe Biden will celebrate his 80th birthday on Sunday, marking the first time a sitting president has reached that milestone 

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while in office and fueling speculation about how his advancing age will affect his political future.

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Biden -- who was the oldest person to assume the presidency in January 2021, 

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just 61 days after his 78th birthday -- has said he intends to make another White House bid,

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even as his age-adjacent peers, including 82-year-old House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, have made

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 the decision to step away from leadership in order to make way for a younger generation.

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"My intention is that I will run again. But I'm a great respecter of fate and this is ultimately a family decision.

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 I think everybody wants me to run but we're going to have discussions about it.

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And I don't feel any hurry one way or the other to make that judgment." he said last week,

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after helming what many say is the most successful midterm election for a sitting president's party in decades, 

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though noting that those results would not have an impact on his decision to run again.

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