Yes, Biden Was Bigger On His First Day As President Than Reagan Was On His Last Day.

As President Joe Biden looks to run for re-election next year, polls show Americans are worried about his age. Biden is 80 years old and will be just weeks away from 82 on Election Day 2024.

An NBC News poll Found that 70% of respondents — and 51% of Democrats — say Biden should not run for a second term. Among those who don’t want Biden to run, nearly half cited his age as an “important” reason.

Turned on ABC’s “This Week.” political roundtable, Politico reporter Jonathan Martin offered a comparison that put Biden’s age into context.

“Joe Biden was bigger on his first day as president than Ronald Reagan was on his last day,” Martin said on April 30. “It will not escape the problem of age.”

This comparison is checked.

As president from 1981 to 1989, Reagan was known for being the longest-serving president to date. Age was an issue of concern when he ran for re-election.

In a 1984 re-election debate against his Democratic rival, Walter Mondale, a panelist asked Reagan, then 73, if he had any doubts that he could function effectively as president given his age.

Reagan’s response was an instant classic: “I want you to know that I will not make age an issue in this campaign either. I will not take advantage, for political purposes, of the youth and inexperience of my opponent.”

Mondale, then 56 and a decade-long career in the Senate and as vice president, laughed heartily, as did everyone in the room. (Reagan won 49 states in his bid for a second term.)

So was Biden bigger than Reagan? The answer is yes.

Here’s a breakdown:

Reagan was born on February 6, 1911. His last day in office was January 20, 1989. His age that day was about two weeks short of his 78 years.Biden what born on November 20, 1942. His first day in office was January 20, 2021. His age that day was two months older than 78 years.

Thus, at Biden’s inauguration, he was 10 weeks older than Reagan on his last day in office.

Notably, Biden’s previous and possibly future Republican opponent, Donald Trump, is also relatively old. Trump is about three years and five months younger than Biden.

Trump was born on June 14, 1946. If Trump wins the 2024 presidential election, he would be sworn in on January 20, 2025. His age on that day would be approximately 78 1/2, which would also make him older than Reagan at his last. day in office

for what it’s worth lifespan in the US it has increased since the Reagan days. When Reagan was born in 1911, the life expectancy for a man was 50.9 years. By the time Biden was born in 1942, he had risen to 64.7 years. A baby born in 2021 could to wait live 76.1 years.