Biden Directly Refutes Age Controversy: "It's a Matter of Thinking, Not Age"

U.S. President Joe Biden on the 7th (local time) responded to concerns about his age by saying, "The problem America faces is not age, but how old the thinking is."

During the annual joint session of Congress on this day, President Biden targeted former President Donald Trump, a leading contender in the upcoming November presidential election, saying, "Hatred, anger, revenge, and retaliation are the oldest thoughts," and added, "You cannot lead America with old ideas that take the country backward."

President Joe Biden [Photo by Yonhap News]

President Biden mentioned American values such as honesty, dignity, respect, and equality, saying, "There is something that becomes clearer when you reach my age (81)." He also pointed at 77-year-old former President Trump, noting, "Others my age see a different story about America?one of anger, revenge, and retaliation."

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