Buttigieg defends Biden’s age: ‘What matters is the age of a leader’s ideas’

Comments come amid voters’ views on president’s age continue to be a growing liability for his re-election campaign

Top Democrats came to Joe Biden’s defense on Sunday, emphasizing the president’s viability for re-election amid his colleagues’ worries that voters see him as too old – concerns compounded by Donald Trump’s lead over him in recent polls.

On ABC This Week, host George Stephanopoulos pointedly asked Biden’s transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg: “How can an 81-year-old incumbent be the candidate of change? It’s so critical in presidential elections.”