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?
American politician, 46th Governor of FloridaIn a two photo combo, Sen. Dianne Feinstein in a hearing on July 12, 2023, and Sen. Mitch McConnell at a news conference where he was briefly stricken on July 27, 2023.
A political discussion on the issue of age has been building for months, as the country faces the possibility of a presidential contest between the oldest candidates in American history. President Joe Biden, 80, already the oldest president to sit in the White House, is vying for a second term, and Donald Trump, 77, is leading the Republican primary race.
Doctors for Biden have said he is in good health. Less is known about Trump’s health since he left the White House. “Age is in fact a superpower,” said Jeffrey Katzenberg, 72, the Hollywood mogul whom Biden named as a co-chair of his campaign. “You can’t run from it because you’re 80 years old, right? There’s no denying it. I’ve been of the camp that believes strongly this is one of his greatest assets.”
Of course, even a good quip can’t stop the realities of growing older. After McConnell’s freeze, reports raised additional questions about his health since he missed weeks of work for a concussion in March.
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