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Joe Biden Is Older Than Dialysis

Nurse Phyllis M. Dion demonstrates the “artificial kidney” dialysis machine developed by Dr. George E. Slotkin on July 23, 1948 in Buffalo, NY. (left) and Joe Biden in Jan. 2022 (right).
Nurse Phyllis M. Dion demonstrates the “artificial kidney” dialysis machine developed by Dr. George E. Slotkin on July 23, 1948 in Buffalo, NY. (left) and Joe Biden in Jan. 2022 (right). Photo: Getty / Los Angeles Times (Getty Images)

President Joe Biden, a Democrat from Delaware, was born on November 20, 1942, making him older than a technology used by people around the globe. The first dialysis machine, known at the time as the artificial kidney, was successfully used in 1943, just shortly after Biden came into being.

Biden became the oldest president in U.S. history when he was sworn in on January 20, 2021. And if he runs for a second term in 2024, he could extend the record. Biden will be 82 if he’s sworn in again in 2025.

And if neo-fascist former president Donald Trump tries to run again in 2024, he’s not doing much better. Trump would be 78 years old if he won in 2024 and got a non-consecutive second term. God help us all.