How Biden spent his 80th birthday

President Biden celebrated his eightieth birthday Sunday, turning into the primary octogenarian to serve within the Oval Workplace. 

Biden marked his birthday with a brunch hosted by First Woman Jill Biden, in response to White Home Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, the day after the Saturday marriage ceremony of his granddaughter Naomi Biden on the White Home South Garden.

“An ideal birthday celebration stuffed with a lot love — and Joe’s favourite coconut cake!” the primary girl tweeted, sharing a photo of the Biden household gathered round a desk because the president blew out a birthday candle.

Biden additionally made a call to the U.S. Males’s Nationwide Soccer Crew because the FIFA World Cup obtained underway Sunday in Qatar. 

“Coach, put me in, I’m able to play You guys, I do know you’re the underdog, however I’ll let you know what man, you’ve obtained among the greatest gamers on the earth in your staff and also you’re representing this nation and I do know you’re going to play your hearts out, so let’s go shock ‘em all,” Biden informed the gamers.

The U.S. staff is ready to play their first recreation in opposition to Wales on Monday. 

In a break from birthday levity, the president additionally addressed the lethal taking pictures on the LGBTQ nightclub Membership Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., the place a gunman killed 5 folks and wounded 18 others.

“Right this moment, yet one more neighborhood in America has been torn aside by gun violence. Extra households left with an empty chair on the desk and gap of their lives that can not be crammed. When will we determine we’ve had sufficient? We should handle the general public well being epidemic of gun violence in all of its kinds,” Biden mentioned. 

Biden additionally joined different lawmakers to mark Transgender Day of Rememberance within the wake of the taking pictures.

“There is no such thing as a place for violence, hatred, and bigotry in America. But, tragically, as final night time’s assault in Colorado Springs reminds us, too many LGBTQI+ folks in the US—and around the globe—proceed to face unconscionable assaults,” Biden mentioned in an announcement.  

The president’s eightieth birthday comes because the political focus shifts from the midterms to the 2024 presidential election, with former President Trump final week saying he’ll mount one other run to reclaim the White Home.

Biden, already the oldest president to enter workplace, has acknowledged his age as a priority for voters, however insisted he intends to run once more.