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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Letters to the Editor

Democrats, Republicans need fresh faces for presidential picks

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington. (AP)

A teleprompter allowed President Joe Biden to present his State of the Union address with a rapid-fire list of what he says his administration has accomplished since taking office. But it can’t hide the fact that, as the oldest president in U.S. history, he would be 82 before even beginning a second term.

With that in mind, it’s hard to believe he could maintain the energy and intellectual demands his office requires for another four years.

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