Joe Biden Jokes about turning 81 in an Instagram post.Photo:Joe Biden/Instagram
Joe Biden/Instagram
Joe Bidencelebrated another year around the sun with one fiery surprise!
“Thanks for the birthday well-wishes today, everyone,” he captioned thephoto on Instagram. “Turns out on your 146th birthday, you run out of space for candles!”
Joe Biden shares photo of birthday cake on Instagram while celebrating his 81st birthday.Joe Biden/Instagram
The jokes continued when president shared the same picture in hisfirst post on Threads, a new social media platform from Meta.
“I turned 81 and all I got was a new social platform!,” he joked. “Thanks for the well-wishes, folks.”
He added, “And to the workers at the birthday candle factory, I hope your union got you overtime.”
Biden spent his special day at the White House while carrying out several presidential duties ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. In the morning, he pardoned the National Thanksgiving Turkey in a ceremony on the White House South Lawn, while his wife — first ladyDr. Jill Biden, 72 — welcomed the official White House Christmas tree alongside military families.
While the couple already hosted a “Friendsgiving” dinner with service members at the Norfolk Naval Station in Virginia on Sunday, they’re scheduled to finally get some private family time to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday after Tuesday, when they travel to Massachusetts. The couple are slated to stay there with their family for the remainder of the week.
Biden’s age has been a big topic of discussion, especially heading into the 2024 election. Apollconducted in February showed that a majority of voters have concerns about his age as hisreelection campaign ramps up, given that he would be 86 at the end of a potential second term.
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He joked at the 2023 White House Correspondents’ Dinner in April: “Look, I get that age is a completely reasonable issue. You might think I don’t likeRupert Murdoch, [but] that’s simply not true. How can I dislike a guy who makes me look likeHarry Styles?”
“Call me old, I call it being seasoned,” the politician continued. “You say I am ancient, I say I’m wise. You say I’m over the hill,Don Lemonwould say, ‘That’s a manin his prime.'”
source: people.com
