Biden’s new ad takes on his age: “I’m not a young guy”

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Biden’s new ad takes on his age: “I’m not a young guy”

President Biden knows he’s old, but it’s his experience that matters, he argues in a new ad released Saturday at the informal beginning of the general election campaign.

“Look I’m not a young guy. That’s no secret,” he says in the ad, addressing the camera. “But here’s the deal, I understand how to get things done for the ********* people.”

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The spot then ticks through his record on the recovery from the pandemic, climate change, lowering prescription ***** prices and the economy, before Mr. Biden, 81, goes on to ******* his likely opponent this fall, former President Donald Trump. 

Mr. Biden says Trump ******* to pass an infrastructure law and notes that he was able to do so, and he says Trump “took away the freedom of women to choose.” The former president put three ************* justices on the Supreme Court who were part of a majority that struck down the federal right to an ********* in overturning Roe v. Wade.

“Donald Trump believes the job of the president is to take care of Donald Trump,” Mr. Biden says in the ad. “I believe the job of the president is to ****** for you, the ********* people. And that’s what I’m doing.” 

Mr. Biden is the oldest sitting U.S. President in history, and his age and opinion around his capabilities has been a political vulnerability among the general electorate. In a late February CBS News poll, only 32% believed Mr. Biden has the cognitive and mental health to serve as president, compared to 49% who said the same for Mr. Trump. 

At the end, a voice is heard off camera asking for another take.

“Look, I’m very young, energetic and handsome — what the ***** am I doing this for,” Mr. Biden quips.

The ad is part of a recently 

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 and will air on digital platforms and national cable, local broadcast and cable television in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and North Carolina. The campaign bought air time on ESPN, ****, FX, ****** Swim and Comedy Central and will be running it during the March Madness NCAA college tournament. 

Aaron Navarro

Aaron Navarro is a CBS News digital reporter covering Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign and the 2024 election. He was previously an associate producer for the CBS News political unit in the 2021 and 2022 election cycles.

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