CNN Really Wants You to Know that Trump Is Turning 78 Today and He’s Old Just as Biden

SIDNER The saying goes ░░░░░░░░ ain t nothing but ░░░░░░░░ number but in this ░░░░░░░░ s election cycle it ░░░░░░░░ be a big deal ░░░░░░░░ morning Donald Trump as ░░░░░░░░ heard from Kate celebrating ░░░░░░░░ 78th birthday He kicked ░░░░░░░░ his birthday festivities early ░░░░░░░░ the cake and candles ░░░░░░░░ his visit to Capitol ░░░░░░░░ yesterday Age has been ░░░░░░░░ of the key sticking ░░░░░░░░ this election cycle Both ░░░░░░░░ and Biden would be ░░░░░░░░ oldest president ever sworn ░░░░░░░░ office next January If ░░░░░░░░ asked Trump he d ░░░░░░░░ not talk about his ░░░░░░░░ However First Lady Jill ░░░░░░░░ is out on the ░░░░░░░░ trail pitching to voters ░░░░░░░░ how beneficial all those ░░░░░░░░ of experience her husband ░░░░░░░░ and how important they ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Alayna Treene ░░░░░░░░ Priscilla Alvarez are both ░░░░░░░░ me now Trump got ░░░░░░░░ warm birthday message from ░░░░░░░░ supporters in Congress some ░░░░░░░░ whom were not friendly ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump until we ░░░░░░░░ him there on Capitol ░░░░░░░░ shaking hands with Mitch ░░░░░░░░ Give us some sense ░░░░░░░░ what happened on the ░░░░░░░░ Priscilla TREENE I think ░░░░░░░░ mean Alayna SIDNER Alayna ░░░░░░░░ TREENE I ll take ░░░░░░░░ one for us No ░░░░░░░░ s okay Look I ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump was very ░░░░░░░░ with how yesterday went ░░░░░░░░ his meetings with House ░░░░░░░░ Senate Republicans When I ░░░░░░░░ to Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ they really got what ░░░░░░░░ they wanted which was ░░░░░░░░ Going into Thursday his ░░░░░░░░ had told me repeatedly ░░░░░░░░ they wanted this to ░░░░░░░░ a show of unity ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump They wanted ░░░░░░░░ see these members lining ░░░░░░░░ behind him and showing ░░░░░░░░ his support including those ░░░░░░░░ have criticized him or ░░░░░░░░ have even said that ░░░░░░░░ may not vote for ░░░░░░░░ in the upcoming election ░░░░░░░░ that is what we ░░░░░░░░ And you mentioned the ░░░░░░░░ celebrations there In the ░░░░░░░░ Republican meeting first in ░░░░░░░░ morning they sang Happy ░░░░░░░░ to him Later they ░░░░░░░░ him with a cake ░░░░░░░░ the Senate Republican meeting ░░░░░░░░ really was kind of ░░░░░░░░ rah rah pep vibe ░░░░░░░░ sort I was told ░░░░░░░░ sources in the room ░░░░░░░░ again I think his ░░░░░░░░ was very pleased with ░░░░░░░░ But just to discuss ░░░░░░░░ age factor Sara I ░░░░░░░░ this is really significant ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is turning ░░░░░░░░ today and when an ░░░░░░░░ is so focused heavily ░░░░░░░░ both candidate s age ░░░░░░░░ how old these two ░░░░░░░░ are it s not ░░░░░░░░ something that he wants ░░░░░░░░ be talking about We ░░░░░░░░ heard him allude to ░░░░░░░░ fact at a rally ░░░░░░░░ Las Vegas on Sunday ░░░░░░░░ he essentially said he ░░░░░░░░ to pretend his birthday ░░░░░░░░ t exist Take a ░░░░░░░░ to how Trump put ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Trump You ░░░░░░░░ there s a certain ░░░░░░░░ at which you don ░░░░░░░░ want to hear Happy ░░░░░░░░ You just want to ░░░░░░░░ the day doesn t ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends TREENE Now ░░░░░░░░ and I just want ░░░░░░░░ again note this that ░░░░░░░░ Trump is turning 78 ░░░░░░░░ is three years younger ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden but if ░░░░░░░░ were to win the ░░░░░░░░ in the fall he ░░░░░░░░ be older than the ░░░░░░░░ president even than Joe ░░░░░░░░ was though when he ░░░░░░░░ being sworn in And ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ key thing to keep ░░░░░░░░ mind And we have ░░░░░░░░ great reporters who have ░░░░░░░░ some coverage of this ░░░░░░░░ who pointed out that ░░░░░░░░ back when Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden they could ░░░░░░░░ been in the same ░░░░░░░░ school together essentially And ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ to keep that in ░░░░░░░░ because so much of ░░░░░░░░ coverage of this election ░░░░░░░░ been focused on Joe ░░░░░░░░ s mental acuity and ░░░░░░░░ fitness something that Trump ░░░░░░░░ team repeatedly hammers him ░░░░░░░░ but increasingly we are ░░░░░░░░ Democrats try to turn ░░░░░░░░ line of attack on ░░░░░░░░ as well SIDNER You ░░░░░░░░ seen some of his ░░░░░░░░ some of the things ░░░░░░░░ said have definitely be ░░░░░░░░ attack in the last ░░░░░░░░ days Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ history, Alayna Treene.”