Biden passes baton to Trump as oldest president, foreshadowing age scrutiny

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President-elect Donald Trump will become the oldest person ever sworn in as president on Monday, but concerns about his age haven’t dogged him the same way they sunk President Joe Biden.

Biden was 78 years old during his inauguration in 2021. The president-elect will also be 78 when sworn in for his second term, but his June birthday edges out Biden’s in November by just four months.

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