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President Joe Biden celebrated his 80th birthday on Sunday, becoming the first US president at 80.
While attention is focused on the fact that he will run again in the presidential elections two years later despite his advanced age, attention is focused on how the wind of the generational change of leadership of the Democratic Party will affect the reappointment of President Biden.
This is reporter Lee Dong-heon’s report.
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President Biden, who celebrated his 80th birthday on the 20th, joked that he was 50 to reporters who asked about his health.
[조 바이든 / 미국 대통령 : 몸이 아주 좋습니다. 그리고 나의 58번째 생일잔치가 기대됩니다.]
President Biden, who entered his 80s as the oldest president in American history, is still showing his old age.
[제이 올센스키 / UIC 공중보건 교수 : 공개된 의료 기록을 검토한 결과 바이든 대통령이 슈퍼 노인들의 많은 특징을 갖고 있는 것으로 나타났습니다.]
However, it is also true that the slow pace and bent back are giving voters doubts about their ability to carry out their duties.
In a recent poll conducted by the Associated Press, 58 percent of respondents said President Biden lacks the mental capacity to efficiently perform his duties.
[칼 질슨 / SMU 정치학 교수 : 바이든 대통령의 나이 든 모습은 사람들에게 그가 정신적, 육체적으로 쇠약해지고 있는 것은 아닌지 질문을 던집니다.]
While interest is focused on whether he will run for president again two years later after former President Trump, who is 76, President Biden is delaying his decision to announce early next year.
People around me say I will race, but the low 40% approval rating is becoming a hindrance.
Furthermore, the desire for a generational change at the helm of the US Democratic Party after the midterm elections should also affect the candidacy.
All executives over 80, including 82-year-old House Speaker Pelosi, will resign and newcomers in their 50s will fill the post.
Is it an honor or a new wind?
The topic that comes to mind during the election will be repeated in the next US presidential election.
This is YTN Lee Dong-heon.
YTN Dongheon Lee ([email protected])
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