Joe Biden's Age Will Make Him The Oldest U.S. President In History

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Joe Biden's Age Will Make Him The Oldest U.S. President In History
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A winner has been named in the 2020 U.S. election, but one of the major topics of discussion among both Republicans and Democrats during the campaign was Joe Biden's age.

The president-elect is currently 77 years old and will be turning 78 on November 20.

This means that he will officially become the oldest person to ever serve as the nation's commander-in-chief, with the previous record being set by his immediate predecessor, Donald Trump.

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Trump was inaugurated on January 20, 2017, at age 70, beating the previous age record set by Ronald Reagan, who was 69 at the time he was sworn in.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, the youngest person to assume the office is Theodore Roosevelt who served as vice-president before stepping into the role at age 42 following the assassination of William McKinley.

The youngest person ever elected to the office through an election was John F. Kennedy, who was inaugurated in 1961 at age 43.

Joe Biden was projected as the winner of the 2020 election on November 7.

Canadian politicians including Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland and Jagmeet Singh offered their congratulations

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  • Colin Leggett
    Colin Leggett was a Contributing Editor with Narcity Canada. He wrote on the national news team for over a year and contributed to coverage of the 2019 Canadian Federal Election, as well as the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Colin has a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and Cultural Theory from McMaster University, as well as a graduate certificate in Television Writing and Producing from Humber College. He is an avid consumer of politics and pop culture, having written about everything from food to television to Canada-U.S. relations.

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