36 years as a Senator and 8 years as Vice President of the United States under Mr. Obama, it can be said that Mr. Biden spent most of his life in political career. And on November 6 (local time), a series of major media simultaneously reported on the Democratic candidate’s victory, thereby recognizing Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States. Accordingly, the British Independent has summarized 8 interesting facts about Mr. Joe Biden.
1. A boy with stuttering
During his early childhood years, Mr. Biden lived in Scranton, Philadelphia before moving to Wilmington, Delaware at the age of 10. When he was a child, the new US president was often teased by his friends because of his stuttering. They used to call him “bye-bye” (the word “goodbye”, pronounced like “bi” in Biden) whenever Mr. Biden tried to introduce his name.
2. Mr. Biden used to be a rugby player during high school
The new US President used to play for the rugby team at the Archemere academy. He played both positions as center-back running and striker catching the ball. Biden has an impressive record of capturing 19 passes.
3. At the age of 78, Mr. Biden is the oldest US President in history
Born in 1942, Mr. Biden is 78 years old this year and the task he is about to receive will probably make the new US President very difficult because of the age issue. Last January, when he became the representative for the Democratic Party to run for US President, Mr. Biden said that he needed a qualified deputy to support the new US President in his upcoming journey.
4. Before that, at the age of 29, Mr. Biden also made a miracle when he became one of the youngest people elected to the US Senate
In 1968, Biden graduated in law from Syracuse University. In 1972, he was elected and became Senator of the state of Delaware. Biden held the position of sergeant here for 6 terms.
5. He ran for the US President in 1987 and 2008
It can be said that the journey to the position of US President is not easy at all. In 2008, Mr. Biden gave up to candidate Barack Obama to run for the Democratic Party. After that, Biden became vice president under Mr. Obama.
6. Family had a big incident
In a car accident in 1972, Biden’s wife and young daughter Naomi died unfortunately. Two sons, Beau and Hunter, survived, but suffered serious injuries. Thought the pain stopped there, but no, in 2015, Biden’s talented eldest son, Biden, died of brain cancer.
7. Mr. Biden likes to eat ice cream
The new US President admitted he was a “sweet tooth” and especially liked ice cream. In a 2016 speech, he said: “My name is Joe Biden and I like ice cream. I don’t smoke, I don’t drink but I eat a lot of ice cream.”
8. In 1977, Mr. Biden remarried with Mrs. Jill Tracy Jacobs – a teacher
The couple met at a spectacle in 1975 and quickly fell in love and got married. Mr. Biden had to propose to Mrs. Jill five times to succeed.
