After a series of troubling moments this week, an uncomfortable question has become unavoidable, leaving voters, strategists and even politicians themselves wondering: Just how old is too old to se…
After a series of troubling moments this week, an uncomfortable question has become unavoidable, leaving voters, strategists and even politicians themselves wondering: Just how old is too old to serve in public office?
On Wednesday, video of Sen. Mitch McConnell, 81, freezing for 20 seconds in front of television cameras reverberated across the internet and newscasts. Less than 24 hours later, another clip surfaced of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 90, appearing confused when asked to vote in committee. “You used to serve in your prime and then pass the baton to the next generation, and I think this generation has not really been as willing to do that,” DeSantis told right-leaning commentator Megyn Kelly, noting that Biden became a senator in 1973 — five years before DeSantis was born.
He now regularly uses a shorter set of stairs to board Air Force One, an observation noted in a report by Politico that prompted aides to circulate 13 photos of his predecessors using stairs that appear to be of a similar length. He has not gone out to get his beloved ice cream, or dropped into any other business for an impromptu visit with voters, since early May. The White House says Biden’s crowded travel schedule has not allowed for such stops this summer.
In North Dakota, a conservative activist this week began circulating petitions to force a statewide referendum next year that would prohibit anyone who would turn 81 by the end of their term from being elected or appointed to congressional seats.
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