Joe Biden is too old to run again – but he’s still the Democrats’ best hope
The next generation of Democrats need to step up before he can step down.
ByJoe Biden
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr is the forty-sixth president of the United States. Biden, born in 1942, was senator for Delaware for 36 years and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee before becoming Barack Obama’s vice-president. He assumed office as president on 20 January 2021, having beaten Donald Trump in the election the previous November. Find our latest news and comment here.
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