President Joe Biden used his remarks at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner to address concerns about his age going into the 2024 election. Recent polls reveal that many Americans have questions about the age of the 80-year-old Biden, and concerns about the President's age was "the thing that people bring up first." However, Biden took an inspired move by addressing the issue head-on, but with humor. The President joked about his age, saying, "Look, I get that age is a completely reasonable issue. It's in everybody's mind." He then added, "Headline: 'Biden's advanced age is a big issue. Trump's, however, is not.'"

If political history is any guide, Biden's jokes about his age could be the key to disarming concerns regarding his age. Biden's remarks at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner were a tour de force, completing moving between topics, and in turns, serious and playful. He used the opportunity to forcefully demand the release of wrongly detained journalists, and he warned the crowd of assembled reporters, politicians, celebrities, and dignitaries that democracy remains at risk.