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Jill Biden pushes back on Joe Biden age questions: 'I don't think he's too old'

Jill Biden denied that her husband, former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE, is “too old” for the presidency in an MSNBC interview Thursday.

“Joe has incredible energy, he has incredible passion,” Biden said when asked by MSNBC’s Mika BrzezinskiMika Emilie BrzezinskiThe Memo: Trump’s Scarborough tweets unsettle his allies Fox’s Perino presses Trump official on Scarborough tweets: ‘How does this help the president win?’ Cheney says Trump should stop tweeting Scarborough conspiracy MORE about concerns that the former vice president, who is 76, is too old for the job. “I don’t think he’s too old, certainly, but that’s up to the voters, and the voters will make that decision when they see him out on the campaign trail, when they meet him at their school or at a rally.”

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Joe Biden would be 77 on Election Day 2020 and, if elected, 78 when he took office in January 2021, which would make him the oldest person ever elected or inaugurated as president.

Jill Biden also said her husband was “wiser” due to his eight years as vice president.

“Times have changed. He’s been out on the trail, he’s learned a lot, and so going forward I think he knows where he wants to go and he’s headed in the right direction,” she said.

The former vice president has led most polls of the crowded Democratic field, usually followed by Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.). In a recent poll, he led the field by more than 20 points, indicating his support has increased since he formally announced his third run for the presidency on April 25.

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