There were no public events on the president’s agenda on Wednesday, after he returned from a trip to South America late Tuesday night.
Family, friends and colleagues celebrated, including First Lady Jill Biden and the former President Barack Obamawith Biden on social media.
The vice president wrote Kamala Harris On x “Happy Birthday to my dear friend and our wonderful President Joe Biden.”
And he withdrew Biden From the 2024 presidential race in July because a segment of voters believed he was too old for the job and raised questions about his mental fitness after his faltering performance in the debate against the Republican. Donald Trump In June.
Trump, 78, defeated the Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, 60, in the November 5 elections.
Trump is scheduled to exceed Biden’s age record in his next term, as he will be 82 years and seven months old when the next presidency transitions in 2029.
And it was Ronald Reagan He previously held the record for the oldest president in power, having completed his second four-year term at the age of 77.
