The first lady Jill Biden defended her family in an interview with MSNBC, which was released on Thursday, when President's election campaign, Joe Baiden, undergoes a careful check in his fight for re -election.
The President is criticized for his age - now he is 81 years old, and by the end of the second term will be 86 years.
Jill Biden called her husband's age a "asset" for his presidency, referring to his time in politics and relations with other world leaders.
"I see him power, I see his energy, I see his passion every day," said Jill Biden, co -presented by Morning Joe Mika Brzezinski in a pre -recorded interview. "He has wisdom, he has experience."
Presidential candidates aimed at Joe Baiden because of his age. The former UN ambassador to Nikki Galea began a direct attack in December election advertising, saying, "I just say it: Biden is too old."
Former President Donald Trump often called Baiden "sleepy Joe" in speeches , although in his 77 he is only three and a half years younger.
The members of the Republican Party also often mentioned the legal problems of Hunter Baiden in their strikes against his father.
The younger Biden suddenly appeared on the Capitol Hill on Wednesday in front of the Committees of the House of Supervision and Justice, who gathered for two separate votes to condemn him for disrespect for Congress for coming against a summons that demanded a meeting for him. interview.
"I think they are doing with Hantter," Jill Biden said. “I am really proud of how Hunter has re -built his life after addiction. I love my son. "
