Nancy Pelosi Dismisses Concerns About President’s Age: ‘Joe Biden Is Wise’

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) defended President Joe Biden against concerns over his age as he pursues a second term in office, in an interview with the BBC’s “HARDtalk” broadcast Monday.

Biden would be 86 by the end of his second term if he gets reelected — which has prompted concern from members of his own party as well as voters.

In a poll of registered voters conducted by The Wall Street Journal between Aug. 24 and 30, 60% of respondents said Biden isn’t mentally up to the job of president, and 73% said he is too old to run for reelection. Only 47% of respondents…