President Joe Biden leaned into the age issue in a new campaign ad touting his presidential record released Saturday.
“Look, I’m not a young guy. That’s no secret,” the president said at the ad’s outset. “But, here’s the deal. I understand how to get things done for the American people,” he continued.
The ad comes as part of a $30 million ad blitz in battleground states and as Biden heads to Georgia ahead of Tuesday’s primary election.
Biden, 81, has faced sustained pushback over his age during his reelection campaign, drawing questions about his mental acuity from both sides of the aisle.
Biden and his supporters have repeatedly rebutted these claims, and the president appeared to gain some ground on the issue Thursday, when he delivered a forceful State of the Union address that also nodded at his age.
“I know I may not look like it, but I’ve been around a while,” Biden said during his speech.
In the campaign ad, the president went on to highlight his leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic, the state of the economy and other policy achievements.
