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Opinion: Biden is 80, eternally underestimated and will probably win again

Photo/Doug Mills/The New York Times / President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on April 18, 2023. Biden announced his bid for a second four-year term in a video posted online on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, urging voters to let him “finish this job” and setting in motion the possibility of a rematch with former President Donald Trump.
Photo/Doug Mills/The New York Times / President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on April 18, 2023. Biden announced his bid for a second four-year term in a video posted online on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, urging voters to let him “finish this job” and setting in motion the possibility of a rematch with former President Donald Trump.

By Robin Abcarian 4 min read

Looks like JFK’s famous torch will not be passing to a new generation anytime soon.

What everyone already suspected just became official: The old man is going for it.

On Tuesday, in a three-minute video posted on Twitter, President Joe Biden announced he will seek re-election.

Get off his lawn, kids.

At 80, Biden is already the oldest president in American history. If he wins a second term, he could become damn near the oldest head of state in the world.