Berlusconi, younger by one month, backs McCain
ROME (Reuters) - Silvio Berlusconi, 71, said on Thursday he backed John McCain, also 71, to be the next U.S. president because if McCain wins, the Italian prime minister won't feel so old.
"I can't avoid expressing my very personal preference for the Republican candidate because, if he wins, I would no longer be the oldest," Berlusconi said in response to a question at a news conference with U.S. President George W. Bush.
"I was born on September 29, 1936 and he was born on August 29, so he is a month older than me," Berlusconi said.
Berlusconi, who is known to have had a hair transplant and a nip and tuck, looks much younger than his 71 years.
The color of his hair these days is dark chocolate brown as opposed to McCain's, which is snow white.
(Editing by Mariam Karouny)
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