The President of the United States is 80 years old.
Posted by Real Time with Bill Maher, Checked
- Sources
- 6 support2 context
- Said
- 1 time·
- Confidence
- 95%
Real Time with Bill MaherOct 24, 2026
Donald Trump, the sitting President, was born June 14, 1946 and turned 80 on June 14, 2026, so he was 80 on the 2026-10-24 posting date, as the post's 'He's 80 years old' reference to 'this President' indicates. The claim departs from the passage only in naming the office rather than the person, which the post's own referent resolves.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… I just really wish he'd do something positive for Kentucky. Yeah, but honestly, having a personal relationship, I think, helps You have to, you have to deal, you have to talk to people to deal with the person who's there, who he is. He's 80 years old. He's not going to change. I'll tell you something interesting. This time, we were waiting outside the Oval Office, and this, you know, like in many offices, how casually you say that, we're just waiting outside. …
Real Time with Bill Maher · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Snopes reports Trump turned 80 on June 14, 2026, and the BBC reports he was turning 80 that Sunday, making him the second-oldest leader in the US.[1][4]
Supports. Pew Research Center, USA Today and Britannica list Trump at age 80 in 2026 materials, with Britannica and the doadb presidents page showing age 80 as of 1 November 2026.[5][6][7][8]
Context. The Reuters/Ipsos and AP pieces from earlier in 2026 describe him as 79 before his birthday, consistent with him reaching 80 in June.[2][3]
Sources
8 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 4 not rated
- 1Did Trump get exclusive access to Eli Lilly's experimental weight loss drug? What we knowsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Most Americans say Trump is growing erratic with age ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Iran deal talks tested by US military strikesapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4As Trump turns 80, what's it like to work as an octogenarian?bbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 5As Trump turns 80, who are the oldest – and youngest – current world leaders?pewresearch.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Bill Clinton turns 80: Which presidents are still alive?usatoday.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Donald Trump | Birthday, Age, Education, Biography ...britannica.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8U.S. Presidents Day By Day - doadb.comdoadb.com · not rated · cited for: supports
Where this claim was made
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