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Age in politics: asset or liability

dnews.com 2024/10/5

Veterans of Idaho’s political scene weigh in on Biden and if he should stay or go

Age in politics: asset or liability
FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a presidential debate hosted by CNN with President Joe Biden, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. The age question for presidential candidates is more than four decades old. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Biden defiant as opposition grows
President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign rally at Sherman Middle School in Madison, Wis., Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Age in politics: asset or liability
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a presidential debate hosted by CNN with President Joe Biden, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

How old is too old to serve as president and should there be an expiration date?

It’s a national conversation at the moment. Both Donald Trump, 78, and Joe Biden, 81, are well beyond the age most people retire. Either one of them would be the oldest person ever inaugurated to serve as president if they win in November.

Trump has had his share of seemingly senior moments but following a disastrous debate performance last week, it’s Biden and his mental acuity that is on everybody’s minds and lips.

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