Biden Jokes "Don't Know My Age" When Asked About Elderly Concerns... Trump Claims Innocence on Social Media

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U.S. President Joe Biden, who officially announced his bid for re-election next year, responded with a joke to questions expressing concern about his age, saying, "I don't even know how old I am."

President Biden made this remark during a joint press conference held immediately after a summit with President Yoon Suk-yeol on the 26th (local time), when asked about his age, replying, "Age is not registered."

At 80 years old this year, President Biden is the oldest sitting president in U.S. history, and if he succeeds in his re-election bid and completes his term, he will be 86.

He stated, "One thing is clear: once the election starts, people will watch closely," adding, "I thoroughly reflected before deciding to run, and I judged that it was the right choice." He continued, "I am excited, and I believe we are at a moment moving beyond a point we have not reached for a long time," emphasizing, "I am the most optimistic about America's potential in my entire life."

When asked whether he would have run for re-election even if former President Donald Trump, who is likely to be his opponent in a rematch next year, had not declared his candidacy, he answered affirmatively. President Biden said, "I am not the only person who can beat former President Trump," but added, "However, I know him well and understand the risks he poses to our democracy." He pointed out, "During the four years when former President Trump was in office, America seriously lost trust," and "Major countries were seriously concerned about whether the U.S. could lead the free world."

Earlier, on the 25th, the day before the summit with President Yoon, President Biden officially announced his re-election bid by releasing a video with the message "Let's finish the job."

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Former President Trump, who officially announced his presidential bid last November as Biden's rival, has found himself in a dire situation. While facing trials over allegations including sexual assault and hush money scandals, he is actively denying the charges through social networking services (SNS).

On the same day, Trump, who was sued over a sexual assault allegation from 27 years ago, harshly criticized the trial itself as a "fraud" on his SNS platform, Truth Social. Referring to the plaintiff E. Jean Carroll, he claimed, "Carroll's lawsuit is a complete fraud," and accused, "Her lawyer is a political operative receiving money from a powerful political backer." He further emphasized, "It is fraud, lies, and a witch hunt."

The powerful political backer he mentioned is known to be Reid Hoffman, co-founder of the business networking site LinkedIn. It is alleged that the progressive-leaning Hoffman politically motivated and orchestrated the false lawsuit to corner former President Trump.

The court pointed out that Trump's SNS remarks could be inappropriate conduct that might influence the jury's judgment. Earlier, Judge Lewis Kaplan urged both the plaintiff and defendant not to make statements outside the courtroom that could affect public opinion on the first day of the trial. Former President Trump did not attend the trial on this day, as he had not the day before.

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