In 2024, Trump and Biden will be older, if not necessarily wiser

Editorial: If Donald Trump manages to navigate his legal battles, maintain his lead for the Republican nomination and win, he will be 82 by the time of his last day in office in January 2029. Mr Biden would be 86

(Dave Brown)

Four more years? Joe Biden’s declaration that he’s running for a second term was widely expected but, it has to be said, cannot be entirely welcomed.

America’s voters have repeatedly stated their preference that the next contest not be a rerun of the one in 2020, but it appears that they are to be presented once again with a choice between the two most famous senior citizens in the world. At least they are familiar faces, and their strengths and weaknesses very well known – the only differences being that they’re both a little older this time round, though not necessarily wiser.

If Donald Trump manages to navigate his legal battles, maintain his lead for the Republican nomination and win, he will be 82 by the time of his last day in office in January 2029; Mr Biden would be 86.