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"Look, I'm not young. That's no secret," says 81-year-old Biden in the ad, addressing the camera.
"But here's the key: I understand how to get things done for the American people. I've led the country out of the Covid crisis. Today we have the strongest economy in the world," argues the president, alluding to his experience.
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The ad highlights the contrast between his vision of the United States and that of former President Donald Trump, who is already on track unopposed to be the Republican candidate in the November elections.
The 60-second ad is the first in a campaign that will last six weeks and in which Biden's team has invested 60 million dollars.
These ads will be broadcast in key states such as Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, and will be especially targeted at young voters and those who identify as Latino and African American, crucial for Biden's re-election.
A survey by NBC, published last month, revealed that 62% of voters felt "great concern" about the president's age.
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Biden, the oldest president in the history of the United States, already addressed the issue during the State of the Union address he delivered this Thursday in front of both houses of Congress, where he was particularly energetic, which has helped to silence, at least temporarily, criticisms about his age.
During his speech, he also joked about his age and argued that the real problem is the old ideas of his rival, Trump, who seeks to return the United States to a time of "hatred, anger, and revenge."