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Current consensus
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1. In the lead section, mention that Biden is the oldest president. (RfC February 2021)
2. There is no consensus on including a subsection about gaffes. (RfC March 2021)
3. The infobox is shortened. (RfC February 2021)
4. The lead image is the official 2021 White House portrait. (January 2021, April 2021)
5. The lead image's caption is Official portrait, 2021
. (April 2021)
6. In the lead sentence, use who is
as opposed to serving as
when referring to Biden as the president. (RfC July 2021)
7. In the lead section, do not mention Biden's building of a port to facilitate American aid to Palestinians. (RfC June 2024)
Heading
editHis 2024 presidential campaign should be added under his presidency. NicholasGian25 (talk) 02:37, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
- Why, he was not president. Slatersteven (talk) 10:18, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
- He was president when he was running for his campaign NicholasGian25 (talk) 22:13, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
Socialist?
editUnder Political Positions, it is stated, somewhat disjointedly, "Some critics claimed Biden's climate policy was socialist." Is this section the proper place to discuss what critics labled him? Is this due weight considering critics have called every politician in America a socialist at some point? Finally, if it is worthy of inclusion, it ought to be broadened. Every action Biden took as president was attacked as socialist by parts of the opposition, so focusing only on climate is extremely selective. Personally, I think the sentence should just be removed. Be-Plants (talk) 22:16, 18 July 2026 (UTC)
- I agree. What critics say about anyone tells us nothing about their target. HiLo48 (talk) 00:15, 19 July 2026 (UTC)