(The Hill) – President Biden is ringing in his 82nd birthday on Wednesday, extending his record as America’s oldest sitting president.
Biden returned to the White House from a six-day trip to South America after 11p.m. on Tuesday. A White House official told The Hill on Wednesday that the president would celebrate his big day with his family.
Biden has typically approached his increasing age with self-deprecating humor.
In a post on Instagram last year as he turned 81, Biden posed for a birthday photo beside a cake seemingly engulfed by an abundance of burning candles.
“Thanks for the birthday well-wishes today, everyone. Turns out on your 146th birthday, you run out of space for candles!” he said in the 2023 social media message.
When asked last year to name the best thing about getting older, Biden told ITK, “Wisdom.”
Biden exited the presidential race in July, following a disastrous debate performance that renewed concerns about his age and fitness for office.
But Biden might not top the age-related record books for long. At 78, former President Trump is the oldest person to ever be elected president following his White House win earlier this month. Trump will have beaten Biden’s age record by five months at the end of his second term in 2029, becoming the oldest president in office at 82 years and seven months.
Former Presidents Ronald Reagan, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Andrew Jackson round out the top five oldest commanders in chief.
—Alex Gangitano contributed.