Jill Biden Says Joe Biden's Age an 'Asset'

First lady Jill Biden says that her husband's age shouldn't deter Americans from voting for him in the upcoming presidential election.

Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski asked Jill Biden: "To those who say, 'I can't vote for Joe Biden, he's too old,' what do you say?"

The first lady replied: "I say his age is an asset. He's wise, he has wisdom, he's experienced. He knows every leader on the world stage. He's lived history, he knows history, he's thoughtful in his decisions. He is the right man, the right person, for the job at this moment in history."

President Biden, 81, has often made headlines for his trips and stumbles, with his age, being a topic of discussion online and with notable political individuals.

In January 2021, when he was inaugurated at the age of 78, he became the oldest individual to ever hold the office of the presidency. If reelected, he would be 86 by the end of a hypothetical second term.

The pair married in 1977, and as his life partner of 46 years, she still sees his "vigor" and "energy."

In the interview which aired on Thursday, she said: "He can do it. I see Joe every day. I see him out, traveling around this country, I see his vigor, I see his energy, I see his passion every single day."

During the interview, they discussed the state of her husband's re-election campaign, her priorities as the first lady, and the attacks launched against Hunter Biden and the Biden family as a whole.

Hunter has been the target of an investigation by House Republicans over his alleged financial dealings, for which congressional conservatives purport that he and his father benefited from overseas transactions involving individuals from countries including Ukraine, China, Russia, Romania, and Kazakhstan. Hunter previously called the allegations against him "baseless."

When the subject matter of Hunter came up in the interview, Biden said: "Mika, what I think they are doing to Hunter is cruel, and I am really proud of how Hunter has rebuilt his life after addiction. I love my son, and it's hurt my grandchild, and that's what I am so concerned about that it's affecting their lives as well."

Brzezinski asked what she thought about spending "another four years in the White House" if her husband was reelected and if any part of her thought about bowing out when faced with the hardship that came with the role.

Biden replied: "That's why I want to go through yet another campaign, because I think, as Joe says, democracy, are freedoms are what's on the line and so Americans have a choice, they can have strong, steady leadership, someone fighting for democracy or they can choose chaos and division."

As clips from the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack played, Biden said: "We have to win [the next election], we must win, we can not let go of our democracy."