Trump turns 80 as allies say he defies age ahead of UFC celebration

President Donald Trump turned 80 on Sunday, becoming only the second U.S. president to achieve octogenarian status in the Oval Office, and even his one-time political opponents marveled at his defiance of the influences of Father Time — even as his critics continue to share concerns they never had with older former President Joe Biden, now 83.

Trump, 66-year-old Dr. In a conversation with Mehmet Öz, he said, “You don’t need to wish me a happy birthday, because I am not happy with that birthday I had.” Oval Office video It was shared on Instagram on Thursday. “That’s a number I haven’t given much thought to.

“It’s not a trick I like, but I’m still here.”

Trump’s White House is celebrating his continued fighting with the Ultimate Fighting Championship on the South Lawn.

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“It seems, at least to date, to be completely age-defying,” said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Cruz, 55, became the target of Trump’s political fire a decade ago when he was on the opposite side of the Republican presidential primary race.

“I don’t know where he gets the energy he shows, but he gets up early in the morning and late at night,” Cruz added.

Trump, who was born in Queens, New York, on June 14, 1946, has surpassed the threshold previously reached by Biden, who turns 80 while serving in the White House in 2022. When Trump began his second term in January 2025 at age 78, he became the oldest president ever to be sworn into office.

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Former President Joe Biden remains the oldest person to serve as commander in chief, but President Donald Trump will surpass him by the end of his term in January 2028. Both surpassed former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Dwight D. Eisenhower as the oldest sitting presidents. ((Getty Images))

“As he got older, his resilience increased,” 82-year-old former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said recently.

Unlike Biden, whose age and mental acuity became a central political liability before he left office, Trump and his allies have repeatedly pointed to the president’s busy public schedule, frequent media appearances and hands-on management style as evidence that he remains active and engaged.

Trump, White House Dr. He praised his recent examination by Dr. Sean Barbabella, describing his health as “exceptional” and his heart age as “approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age.”

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“They said I was very healthy,” Trump told “Pod Force One with Miranda Devine” earlier this month, saying he had an “obligation” to provide periodic cognitive reports on his mental acuity following Biden’s administration.

“I took a test and a cognitive test and I got 100%. I passed, so to speak. And the doctors told me that very, very few people could make it. It’s actually a tough test.”

Trump stated that Biden was able to avoid possible investigations due to the withholding of classified documents, as special prosecutor Robert Hur declared Biden a “sympathetic, well-intentioned old man with poor memory.”

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“I have a great memory,” Trump told Devine. “Look, so far so good. I hope I can keep it up.”

“If I don’t, you’ll be the first to know. [after] this interview: ‘This is not the same Trump; I think he lost it.”

The White House also tried to back up that message with medical updates. Trump’s doctor said the president is in “excellent health” and “fully prepared” to fulfill the duties of commander in chief.

“Unlike other U.S. Presidents, none of whom have ever taken an approved, high-difficulty Cognitive Test, I scored a perfect 30 out of 30, which is considered ‘extreme intelligence,’” the post began.

“Are the Democrats really surprised?”

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Trump has long used his stamina as a political asset, regularly contrasting his pace and public visibility with Biden’s more limited appearances during his presidency. Supporters say the difference is clear: Trump remains outspoken, combative and highly visible as he enters his ninth decade.

Some Democrats captured images of Trump with a bruise on his hand and eyes closed during meetings and lengthy Cabinet news conferences; This provides unprecedented transparency and up to three hours of live back-and-forth access to the administration, Trump said.

“This is wrong: I never saw him sleep,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is 25 years Trump’s junior and another target of Trump’s political opposition, told a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing this month.

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“On the contrary, the guy doesn’t sleep, which is a big problem because he calls me at 2 a.m. He calls me at 5 a.m. I like to get some sleep too, maybe not 12 hours but at least six hours. So he works. The other day he was in the Oval Office until 12.30.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., 74, refused to let age get in Trump’s way as it did for Biden, saying, “Just because you’re 80 doesn’t mean you’re falling apart.”

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Trump’s birthday also falls at a historically unusual time for America’s aging political class. Three baby boomer presidents — Trump, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush — will turn 80 in 2026. The last two have long been removed from active public service.

Trump doesn’t want to rest after Sunday night’s UFC fight on the South Lawn. He then plans to travel to France early Monday for the annual G7 summit.