The White House on Monday evaded a question about a new poll that showed 77% of Americans, including 69% of Democrats, say President Joe Biden is too old for a second term.
Biden will be 81 in November.
The question given to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday was, "Does this White House have additional plans to demonstrate he can continue to do the job at his advanced age?"
Further, the question came just after the press corps spotted Biden's personal physician accompanying him into the Oval Office.
"What I would say — and I've said this many times and many colleagues have said this, the president says this — if you watch him, if you have seen what he's done the last two years, this is a president has had a historic administration in just two years," Jean-Pierre said.
The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey released Monday found that 77% said Biden was too old to be effective.
"This is a president who has taken historic actions," Jean-Pierre said. "Not just with Democrats on the Hill, but in a bipartisan way. … In many ways, this president is able to do things that are going to change how American families move forward."
Asked why Dr. Kevin O'Connor was with Biden in the Oval Office, Jean-Pierre said, "This is the first time I'm hearing of that. Clearly, I did not see that. So I can't speak to that."
The Daily Mail reported that Biden coughed repeatedly during a visit to Eliot-Hine Junior High, where he greeted students Monday on their return for a new school year.
Biden is the oldest president ever elected.
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