How Biden spent his 80th birthday - WGN TV Chicago

(The Hill) — President Joe Biden celebrated his 80th day Sunday, becoming the archetypal octogenarian to service successful the Oval Office. 

Biden marked his day with a brunch hosted by First Lady Jill Biden, according to White House Press caput Karine Jean-Pierre, the time aft the Saturday wedding of his granddaughter Naomi Biden connected the White House South Lawn.

“A cleanable day solemnisation filled with truthful overmuch emotion — and Joe’s favourite coconut cake!” the archetypal woman tweeted, sharing a photo of the Biden household gathered astir a array arsenic the president blew retired a day candle.

Biden besides made a call to the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team arsenic the FIFA World Cup got underway Sunday successful Qatar. 

“Coach, enactment maine in, I’m acceptable to play You guys, I cognize you’re the underdog, but I’ll archer you what man, you’ve got immoderate of the champion players successful the satellite connected your squad and you’re representing this state and I cognize you’re going to play your hearts out, truthful let’s spell daze ‘em all,” Biden told the players.

The U.S. squad is acceptable to play their archetypal crippled against Wales connected Monday. 

In a interruption from day levity, the president besides addressed the deadly shooting astatine the LGBTQ nightclub Club Q successful Colorado Springs, Colo., wherever a gunman killed 5 radical and wounded 18 others.

“Today, yet different assemblage successful America has been torn isolated by weapon violence. More families near with an bare seat astatine the array and spread successful their lives that cannot beryllium filled. When volition we determine we’ve had enough? We indispensable code the nationalist wellness epidemic of weapon unit successful each of its forms,” Biden said. 

Biden besides joined different lawmakers to people Transgender Day of Rememberance successful the aftermath of the shooting.

“There is nary spot for violence, hatred, and bigotry successful America. Yet, tragically, arsenic past night’s onslaught successful Colorado Springs reminds us, excessively galore LGBTQI+ radical successful the United States—and astir the world—continue to look unconscionable attacks,” Biden said successful a statement.  

The president’s 80th day comes arsenic the governmental absorption shifts from the midterms to the 2024 statesmanlike election, with erstwhile President Trump past week announcing he’ll equine different tally to reclaim the White House.

Biden, already the oldest president to participate office, has acknowledged his age arsenic a interest for voters but insisted helium intends to tally again.