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Biden confronts age-old concerns in fast-talking SOTU: ‘I’ve been around for awhile’
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1:41Now PlayingPresident Biden sought to allay concerns about his age during his State of the Union speech Thursday, speaking loudly and at a fairly rapid clip in the lengthy address that featured several off-the-cuff exchanges with Republicans.
“In my career, I’ve been told I’m too young,” Biden, 81, reflected near the tail-end of his 68-minute speech. “I’ve been told I am too old.”
“My fellow Americans, the issue facing our nation isn’t how old we are, it’s how old our ideas are. Hate, anger, revenge, retribution are among the oldest of ideas. But you can’t lead America with ancient ideas that only take us back.”
Many of Biden’s allies saw his address to the nation as a golden opportunity to belie narratives about infirmity and cast him as an energetic president who is fully in command.
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