Biden celebrates 81st birthday with jokes, WH defends experience, stamina

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden celebrated his 81st birthday on Monday by joking repeatedly about his advanced age, even as the White House
with a chuckle
An August poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 77% of U.S
adults, including 69% of Democrats, viewed Biden as too old to be effective for four more years.As he seeks a second term, Biden could be
headed for a rematch with former President Donald Trump, who is 77 and was the oldest person elected to a first term until Biden was
Trump has himself made some recent, notable gaffes
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to enjoy a healthy active lifestyle for years to come."Trump isn't the only one highlighting the issue.David Axelrod, who helped Barack
Obama win the presidency in 2008 and later served as a top White House adviser in an administration that included Biden as vice president,
the Bidens would spend the president's birthday as they traditionally have, with a family gathering for Thanksgiving on Nantucket, and that
they planned to have coconut cake, another tradition.But she also attempted to bat away Axelrod's comment while saying of negative polling
to change the minds of Americans