Joe Biden’s doctor says he is “healthy” and “vigorous” following a routine physical Thursday that comes as the oldest ever US president eyes a widely expected 2024 reelection bid, where he will face scrutiny over his fitness. Biden “remains a healthy, vigorous, 80-year-old male who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency, to include those as Chief Executive, Head of State and Commander in Chief,” his longtime physician Kevin O’Connor said in a written summary released by the White House. The president, who turned 80 in November, has brushed off concerns about his age as he weighs seeking a second term in 2024. Biden has said he intends to run again but had not finalized the decision. He has cited his family or a surprise development, such as a health crisis, as deterrents to another run. Biden has faced Republican attacks about his age as they’ve sought to undermine him. GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley, 51, who is running against her former boss, ex-president Donald Trump, 76, proposed a mandatory mental competency test for politicians over the age of 75. Though Haley, herself, got into a public row earlier Thursday around age after CNN anchor Don Lemon said that she “isn’t in her prime.” She fired back on Twitter saying “liberals can’s stand the idea of having competency tests for older politicians to make sure they can do the job.” But Biden has deflected criticism by pointing at his legislative record over the last two years as well as shepherding Democrats to a better-than-expected 2022 midterm election performance. “Watch me. It’s all I can say,” Biden said in a post-State of the Union interview with PBS Newshour last week. “It goes from one extreme to another. Last night I heard people saying, ‘Well, just watch Biden, by God, age is not an issue any more.’” The president has vowed to be “completely thoroughly honest with the American people if I thought there was any health problem, anything that would keep me from being able to do the job.” -------- Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Subscribe to Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/BloombergTV Bloomberg Quicktake brings you global social video spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktakeNow Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake