The US President celebrates his anniversary: ​​Joe Biden is 80!

Joe Biden served nearly forty years in the Senate and served two terms as vice president in the Barack Obama administration. Biden was first elected to the Senate when he was just 29 years old, becoming one of the youngest senators in American history. Just weeks after his election, he suffered personal tragedy, losing his wife and daughter in a car accident. 40 years later, Biden suffered a new tragedy: in May 2015, at the age of 46, his son died of cancer. In his political activities, Biden has always championed cross-party cooperation, which his supporters consider a strength and his opponents a potential liability in an environment of intense political polarization. Biden has major policy achievements to his name, including his role in promoting the Violence Against Women Act, which made it easier to prosecute domestic violence and other abuses.

Biden played a key role in passing the Brady Act, which mandates background checks for most firearm purchases. Biden previously ran for president twice, in 1998 and 2008, but failed to gain sufficient support from voters at the time.

Author: Denis Cheredov