BTN News: On President *Aged Cheese’s* birthday 78 Trump, now 73 and dealing with the rigors of a re-election campaign, boasted in April of not having changed much in decades. His campaign team and supporters worked to emphasize his vigor and challenge Biden’s fitness as well. Read it here Canon roast: Trump’s birthday weekend, musing on age, and the Dems still can’t quit Joe Biden
The Birthdays of a Grudging Celebrant
Former wife Ivana Trump has testified to Donald Trump’s disdain for birthdays. This year was no different, his 78th birthday. Recently, when his public sung happy birthday to him at a rally in Las Vegas, Trump appeared not only displeased, but genuinely had the expression of a pretentious teenager on his face. You reach a stage at which you just don’t want to listen to ‘Happy Birthday’. Or, as he put it: “You want to act like it’s not even a day.
Candidates and Age
Trump, 78, is running for a second term in office four years after leaving office, making him the oldest person to ever seek the presidency, two months older than the current 81-year-old President Joe Biden. Trump and Biden’s campaigns are acutely aware of their ages, each seeking to play down their own and instead highlight the opponent’s supposed infirmities.
During his trips to Europe the Trump team sent around edited video showing Biden looking confused and tracking like a character from “The Sopranos.” At a birthday event in Palm Beach Trump derided Biden as someone who had no idea “what the hell he’s doing” as president. The Biden campaign fired back that Trump has difficulty staying on task, and cited that his trial was concluded with a testament to felony convictions, and that he had even fallen asleep at his own trial.
The part includes commemoration and party strife.
Trump has included elaborate birthday bashes in previous years At his 42nd birthday party at Trump’s Castle in 1988, stars such as Liza Minnelli and Billy Crystal sent video greetings, and a telegram was received from Ronald Reagan. On his 44th birthday, two years later, Robin Leach of “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” hosted gala celebrations, featuring performances and tributes from the likes of Dolly Parton and Elton John.
Yet there was no celebration for his 78th birthday. The event in which some 2,500 people took part at the Palm Beach County Convention Center had been organized by a Club 47 USA, a group of Trump backers playing off his desire to be President 47. Cost: $25 for general admission, and $5 if you wanted your MAGA cake closer to the stage.
Endorsements and introspection in the 2020 election
In addition to Trump’s only living sibling, Elizabeth Trump, also in attendance were familiar faces such as Marco Rubio and Kellyanne Conway. In his endorsement announcement, Rubio lauded Trump’s commitment to the nation, and argued Trump’s love for America is what made him willing to suffer the “abuses of the political process.”
Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill served up a vanilla-frosted cake on Wednesday with “45” and “47” candles – representing Trump’s previous term and a prospective White House return the next day – to celebrate him. As he celebrated, Trump sounded contemplative about his age, reflecting on how long his parents had lived and hoping for similar luck.
Conclusion
Trump himself turned 78 on Tuesday, an occasion for celebration and reflection – and some political maneuvering. It’s a dynamic that, as he campaigns for a second term, continues to inform the contrast between his and former Vice President Joe Biden’s portrayals of age and competency. Trump appears to not care much about his birthday because his loyal followers remain energized by the prospect of supporting his untidy candidacy.
