Biden says age concern ‘doesn’t register with me’
Joe Biden said he was not concerned about running for a second term despite being the oldest president ever to do it, a day after officially kicking off his re-election bid.
“With regard to age … I guess how old I am. I can’t even say the number. It doesn’t register with me,” Biden said at a joint press conference with visiting South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol at the White House.
Now 80 years old, Biden was the oldest person ever elected president, and would set another record if he wins a second term in the November 2024 vote. While Donald Trump, who remains the most popular candidate among Republicans, is a similar age at 76, Biden’s foes have questioned whether his age would hold him back in a second term.
Americans are “gonna see a race, and they’re going to judge whether or not I have it or don’t have it,” Biden said of those concerns. “I respect them taking a hard look at it. I take a hard look at it as well. I took a hard look at it before I decided to run, and I feel good, I feel excited about the prospects and I think we’re on the verge of really turning the corner in a way we haven’t a long time.”
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Here’s what else happened today:
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Joe Biden addressed concerns about his age in a White House press conference held the day after announcing his re-election bid.
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Republicans in Montana’s House of Representatives may vote to censure or expel the state’s sole transgender lawmaker.
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West Virginia’s Republican governor Jim Justice is expected to announce his campaign for Senate, potentially pitting him against conservative Democrat Joe Manchin.
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“Donald Trump raped me”, advice columnist E Jean Carroll said in the second day of the trial of her civil lawsuit against the former president.
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Joining the presidential race today was Republican Asa Hutchinson, a rare Trump critic who also tangled with Bill Clinton once upon a time.
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Joe Biden said he was not concerned about running for a second term despite being the oldest president ever to do it, a day after officially kicking off his re-election bid.
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“With regard to age … I guess how old I am. I can’t even say the number. It doesn’t register with me,” Biden said at a joint press conference with visiting South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol at the White House.
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Now 80 years old, Biden was the oldest person ever elected president, and would set another record if he wins a second term in the November 2024 vote. While Donald Trump, who remains the most popular candidate among Republicans, is a similar age at 76, Biden’s foes have questioned whether his age would hold him back in a second term.
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Americans are “gonna see a race, and they’re going to judge whether or not I have it or don’t have it,” Biden said of those concerns. “I respect them taking a hard look at it. I take a hard look at it as well. I took a hard look at it before I decided to run, and I feel good, I feel excited about the prospects and I think we’re on the verge of really turning the corner in a way we haven’t a long time.”
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House Republicans are moving to vote on their bill to raise the debt limit while cutting government spending, prompting a furious response from the White House and vows from Democrats that they’ll have nothing to do with the effort. In Florida, governor Ron DeSantis’s feud with Disney is heading to the courts.
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Here’s what else is happening today so far:
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Republicans in Montana’s House of Representatives may vote to censure or expel the state’s sole transgender lawmaker.
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West Virginia’s Republican governor Jim Justice is expected to announce his campaign for Senate, potentially pitting him against conservative Democrat Joe Manchin.
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Donald Trump’s civil trial over a rape allegation continues in New York City.
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Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis has been at loggerheads with Disney for months, and now their dispute is heading to court, the Guardian’s Martin Pengelly reports:
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Disney has sued Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida and presumed challenger for the Republican presidential nomination.
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The entertainment giant wants a court to overturn state efforts to exert control over the Walt Disney World theme parks in Orlando.
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DeSantis moved against self-governing powers long granted to Disney after it opposed his so-called “don’t say gay” laws, concerning the teaching of gender and LGBTQ+ issues in Florida schools.
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In response, Disney passed covenants keeping such powers out of the hands of a board appointed by DeSantis.
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The governor said he would fight back, and joked with reporters about perhaps building a new state prison close to the Disney World park.
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House Republican leadership appears to have convinced enough members to support its proposal raising the debt ceiling while instituting a number of conservative priorities, including spending cuts, Politico reports:
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There was some grumbling heading into conference today but it looks like they got some key yeses on board
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) April 26, 2023
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Senior Rs coming out of conference meeting say they feel good about passing debt measure TODAY
Can lose about 4 – maybe more. Both sides had about 6 absences last night, unclear who makes it back https://t.co/qlXiTcrU2q
— Sarah Ferris (@sarahnferris) April 26, 2023
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This is but the latest salvo in what will probably be a drawn-out campaign to win congressional approval of an increase. The White House has said it will only accept an increase of the debt limit without preconditions, while the GOP measure includes all kinds of other provisions, including cuts to government spending and a block on Joe Biden’s effort to relieve some student debt.
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There’s still substantial uncertainty over whether enough House Republicans will vote for the Limit, Save, Grow Act, which raises the debt ceiling and cuts spending. They are meeting right now at the Capitol, so we may have a better idea of where things stand within the hour.
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Less murky is what Democrats think of the bill. “It might as well be called the Default On America Act because that’s exactly what it is: DOA,” declared the Senate’s Democratic leader Chuck Schumer yesterday. And even if it somehow made it through that chamber, the White House said Joe Biden would veto it upon arrival at his desk.
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Despite the bluster, the stakes remain the same as they have all year. The US government hit its legal borrowing limit in January, and is currently funding its operations with the cash it has on hand. Sometime soon, probably early June, that cash will be exhausted, and the government will have to be able to borrow more money, or default on its obligations, such as bond payments, or salaries for its workers. America has never defaulted before and economists generally believe doing so could spark a financial calamity.
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Good morning, US politics blog readers. Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives were up into the wee hours of Wednesday mornings negotiating among themselves to clinch the votes needed to pass the Limit, Save, Grow Act, which would increase the debt ceiling while also slashing government spending and enacting a number of conservative policies. Democrats will not vote for it and it will not pass the Senate, which they control, at least without substantial changes. So, the question today is: did speaker Kevin McCarthy succeed at convincing enough members of his small and fractious Republican majority to vote for the bill? Will it even be voted on today? Follow this blog to find out.
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