Buttigieg waves off Biden age concerns: ‘What matters most is the age of a leader’s ideas’ – Washington Examiner

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg waved off concerns about President Joe Biden‘s age, saying it didn’t affect his ability to facilitate progress.

In an appearance on ABC News’s The Week, Buttigieg was pressed by host George Stephanopoulos on how Biden, at age 81, could facilitate progress in the United States.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks to members of the media in Vancouver, Wash., after touring the century-old Interstate 5 bridge that spans the Columbia River and connects Portland, Ore., with southwest Washington state on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

“Well, look at the changes that he’s brought about … some of the issues that matter most to newer generations,” he responded, citing climate change, abortion, and LGBT issues.

“It’s a good example of that saying that what matters most is the age of a leader’s ideas,” he added.

The transportation secretary then bashed former President Donald Trump on his record on abortion.

“I looked at the last president, President Trump, kept his promise to end the freedom to choose in America,” he said. “That’s one of the few promises that he did keep.”

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The Biden campaign has scrambled to combat voter concerns over Biden’s age, concerns which reached a new high after Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report, which questioned his mental acuity.

An ABC News poll last month found that 86% of voters believe Biden is too old to be president.