President Biden’s The campaign released the ad on Saturday He claims that his age of 81 is actually an asset that allows him to “get things done.”
“Look, I’m not a young man. It’s no secret,” Biden says in a new 60-second spot called “For You,” part of a new $30 million ad buy in battleground states. “But this is the deal: I understand how to get things done for the American people.”
Biden narrates the ad, touting his record on issues such as prescription drug prices, pandemic recovery and the economy.
There is no mention of the border crisis on the ground.
“Donald Trump believes the president’s job is to take care of Donald Trump,” Biden said in the ad. “I believe the president’s job is to fight for the American people. And that’s what I’m doing.”
He said and closed the ad. “Look, I’m so young, energetic, and handsome. What the hell am I doing this for?”
The Biden campaign has sought in recent weeks to counter persistent questions about the age and mental acuity of the gaffe-prone president, but in this week’s State of the Union address, he referred to slain Georgia nursing student Laken Riley as “Lincoln Riley.” ”, the issue has come to the fore again. ” and the next day said the 2021 Capitol riot occurred on “July 6,” not January 6.
“I think [his age] That’s the same kind of legacy as a successful withdrawal from Afghanistan,” Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) quipped to the Post on Saturday.
“Mr. Biden’s team has spent years telling us that Mr. Biden is incredibly alert and engaged, but only in private. They’re trying to say his old age is an asset because it wasn’t.
The only problem is we’re talking about Joe Biden here. He is old but has no wisdom. ”
Gavin Wax, chairman of the New York Young Republicans, also ripped the ad, saying, “Biden is a relic.”
“Age just exaggerates the nastiness, vindictiveness and selfishness that he has displayed throughout his very long political career,” he says.
The Biden campaign said the commercial is part of a six-week ad buy targeting Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin, Nevada and North Carolina.
He will appear during March Madness coverage on networks such as ESPN, TNT, Comedy Central and FX.
A Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll released last month found that more than 80% of people surveyed in key battleground states were concerned that Biden was too old.
He is expected to face Trump, 77, in a rematch of the 2020 presidential election.
Meanwhile, three major political action committees representing Black, Asian American and Latino voters will endorse Biden’s re-election on Saturday and commit $30 million to mobilizing communities of color. . The Hill newspaper reported.
The AAPI Victory Fund, Collective PAC, and the Latino Victory Fund plan to voice their support at a rally in Atlanta that will also include President and First Lady Jill Biden.
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