(Washington Examiner)
Kimberly Leonard September 06, 2019 12:01
Democratic front-runner Joe Biden was speaking at a televised town hall Wednesday when the corner of his left eye appeared to fill with blood, bringing attention away from the issue of climate change at a time when his campaign is already batting back scrutiny about his age and health.
The eye issue likely isn't serious and will go away on its own after a few days, but it came after reporters have been asking Biden about whether his age will get in the way of his pursuit for the White House and following a string of verbal miscues. Biden is 76, and if elected he would be the oldest person ever to occupy the Oval Office, older than Ronald Reagan at the end of his second four-year term.
By the time any second Biden term ended, he would be 86, uncharted territory for the presidency.
"Hopefully, this is no big deal," tweeted Herman Cain, a former Republican presidential candidate, about Biden's eye. "That said, it's not helping Joe Biden — a man who desperately needs to dispel the idea that his age and health are 2020 concerns."
Biden's eye condition looks scarier than it is. It is the result of a burst blood vessel. It's common for any age, and can happen to people after they keep contact lenses in too long, lift something heavy, or even after they cough or sneeze. For Biden, it has happened at least once before in public: In 2013, Twitter buzzed about the then vice president's eye as he sat behind President Barack Obama during his State of the Union address. His eye appeared bloody after he reportedly scratched it on his contact lenses, and he was sporting glasses.
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