If an increasingly possible scenario develops—a 2024 rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump—age will be an issue. But not just Biden’s.
Certainly, Biden is advanced in years. On Election Day 2024, he will be 81.
But Trump will be 78. And while Biden is trim, athletic and a reasonably responsible eater, Trump is overweight, exercise-averse and devoted to fried chicken and cheeseburgers. Imagine either of these men as president in 2025 and speculate on which one is more likely to live through a four-year term. It’s hard to say.