Joe Biden: A fighter retires – his life in pictures

When Joe Biden won his first election, he entered the House of Representatives at the age of 29 as the youngest senator ever. That was more than 50 years ago. The man from Wilmington, a small town between Washington DC and Philadelphia, now sits in the White House and is the oldest person in the post. It is now clear: Joe Biden will not run for a second term.

The tiresome discussion about Biden’s age

During the 2020 election campaign, he announced that he would serve as a “bridge” until the next generation was ready to take on one of the most demanding offices in the world. But the first candidate to succeed him, Vice President Kamala Harris, never seemed ready, and the other top talents have not yet been allowed to be.

Contrary to what his extremely poor poll results suggest, the legacy of his presidency is quite impressive: the economy has recovered from Corona and inflation, tons of jobs are being created again and the USA has also shaken off the crazy Trump years in the world. Other bosses in the White House have been re-elected with poorer records. And yet: the tedious discussion about his age remains.

Joe Biden – not an “Average Joe”

“The main thing is that I fought,” said Joe Biden when asked how he would react if he lost the election. The 81-year-old has had to fight many times in his life – and often successfully. He struggled to get out of the humble circumstances he came from. He got back on his feet after his wife and daughter died in a car accident. And when his older son died of a brain tumor and his younger son sank into the swamp of drugs.

Americans call an average guy “Average Joe.” He sold himself as such, but there is not much that is average about Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., as a look at his life shows.