Opinion Updated: Jun. 10, 2026, 10:05 p.m. |Published: Jun. 10, 2026, 10:00 p.m. John Baer is the Keystone State’s most recognized government and politics columnist. Sean Simmers | ssimmers@pennlive.com It’s just a number, I know. But many who’ve gone from their 70’s to their 80’s will say it can be a number with a punch. Especially, it seems, if you’re President of the United States. Take Donald Trump and Joe Biden. About the same age, different stories.