WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is celebrating his 82nd birthday on Wednesday, further cementing his status as the oldest serving U.S. president. But it's a record that Donald Trump could one day break in a few years.
Concerns over Biden’s age permeated both parties through the 2024 election up until he abruptly dropped out of the race.
Now president-elect Trump will become the oldest person ever sworn into office on Jan. 20, 2025. That's a milestone previously held by Biden when he was sworn in at age 78 back in 2021.
On Inauguration Day, Trump will be six months from his 79th birthday.
Who were the oldest U.S. presidents?
When Biden's presidency ends on Jan. 20, 2025, he will be 82 years and 2 months (or 30,012 days) old.
Trump would break that record of being the oldest U.S. president toward the end of his second term on Aug. 15, 2028.
While he'll be the first president in more than a century to serve two nonconsecutive terms, Trump can't run again in 2028 because of the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Presidents are permitted to serve two total terms, or eight years.
Who is the oldest living U.S. president?
Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, became the first U.S. president to turn 100 years old last month.
We're a ways away from any other living U.S. president even coming close to that record. Biden, the second-oldest living president behind Carter, wouldn't celebrate his 100th birthday until Nov. 20, 2042.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
