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Biden on age issue: 'I get it'

NEW YORK: Joe Biden, the United States' oldest-ever president, said on Monday he understood the focus on his age, but that he was running for reelection because his predecessor Donald Trump wanted to 'destroy American democracy.'

The 80-year-old usually avoids the age issue, but addressed it during a fundraiser at a Broadway theater in New York City, saying his experience helped him deal with crises like war in Ukraine and the coronavirus crisis.