Joe Biden addresses age concerns, draws parallels with Trump's cognitive abilities on Seth Meyers' show

Joe Biden emphasized that the critical factor is not his age but rather the age of one's ideas
PUBLISHED FEB 28, 2024
Seth Meyers wasted no time in addressing concerns about President Biden's age during Monday night's show. (@LateNightSeth/Youtube)
Seth Meyers wasted no time in addressing concerns about President Biden's age during Monday night's show. (@LateNightSeth/Youtube)

MANAHATTAN, NEW YIRK CITY: During his appearance on the night of February 26 'Late Night with Seth Meyers, President Biden faced questions about his age, which he tackled head-on with a witty retort that also took a swipe at Donald Trump's age.

Meyers welcomed Biden to mark the show's 10th anniversary, reminiscing about Biden's early appearance alongside Amy Poehler in 2014.



 

President Biden addresses age concerns and policy stances on Late Night

Amidst the banter and jokes between Meyers, Poehler, and Biden, the host didn't shy away from addressing concerns shared by him and other voters about the president's age.

One of the concerns addressed by Meyers was Biden's age, to which the president responded with a two-part answer.

"Number one", Biden remarked, "you gotta take a look at the other guy. He’s about as old as I am, but he can’t even remember his wife’s name", eliciting a hearty laugh from the audience.

To add context, Trump seemingly forgot his wife Melania's name while speaking at CPAC over the weekend. When he did mention her, he seemed to mistakenly refer to her as "Mercedes".

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President Joe Biden addresses the concern American voters have about his age, shares what his agenda for the 2024 election is and discusses the dangers Donald Trump poses to democracy (@LateNightSeth/Youtube)

Speaking more earnestly on the topic of age, President Biden contended that the true concern lies in "how old your ideas are".

"Look," he emphasized, " I mean, this is a guy who wants to take us back. He wants to take us back on Roe v. Wade, he wants to take us back on a whole range of issues that are — 50, 60 years, they’ve been solid American positions. And I really mean this sincerely, I think it’s about the future".

He continued, “Every single thing we’ve done — I think we’ve gotten some good things done. And they told us we couldn’t get them done, ’cause things were so divided. But I think everything we’ve gotten done, he’s just frontally stated he wants to do away with if he gets elected".

Mixed reactions on social media to President Biden's statement

Social media users shared their diverse perspectives following President Biden's appearance on 'Late Night', with one individual writing, "Embarrassing".

Another thanked the show saying, "Thank you for allowing him to prove he is not capable of making decisions".



 



 

A user humorously noted, "Biden just went Dark Brandon with the “he can’t remember his own wife’s name”.



 

Meanwhile, someone else criticized the humor, saying, 'Horrible, shameful. Italy is funnier than you".



 

Additional comments ranged from labeling the interview as "pathetic", criticizing its perceived scripted nature and Biden's performance.



 



 

One user sarcastically praised  Seth Meyers for conducting what they perceived as a "hard-hitting interview." 

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