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kentuck

(115,672 posts)
Mon May 25, 2026, 06:53 AM 6 hrs ago

80 years old is too old to be President? [View all]

It is a demanding job, perhaps the most demanding in the world? It is a job for a younger, more energetic person, in my opinion.

It's just a fact of life. Eighty years old is not the same as fifty or sixty years old. I'm sure there are probably exceptions but, generally speaking, our bodies and minds deteriorate when we reach eighty years.

It was too old for Joe Biden and it is too old for Donald Trump. When you fall asleep during the middle of your own speech, it's a sign you may not be all there.

He needs to step down. He can no longer do the job adequately, if he ever could?

It is not ageism, it is reality.

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i'm almost there rampartd 6 hrs ago #1
Yet some perform well into their 90s bucolic_frolic 6 hrs ago #2
I'm sure the stress of the job may also take a toll... kentuck 6 hrs ago #3
Agree, it takes order and mental discipline for longevity in positions of power or responsibility bucolic_frolic 6 hrs ago #4
I've always said NJCher 5 hrs ago #6
Yes, I've often envisioned him without money PatSeg 3 hrs ago #13
Back in 2015 someone made a youtube of Trump if he were born without $$ IrishAfricanAmerican 1 hr ago #17
Ronald Reagan did not find it stressful at all. delisen 4 hrs ago #10
JFK became a Senator at the age of 36 Kaleva 3 hrs ago #12
There should be age limits for members of Congress as well. ProudMNDemocrat 5 hrs ago #5
I have no problem with older representatives. delisen 5 hrs ago #8
It is ageism. delisen 5 hrs ago #7
It is demanding for anyone--especially one not physically and mentally fit... hlthe2b 4 hrs ago #9
Commercial airline pilots have to retire at 65 Grim Chieftain 3 hrs ago #11
I'll turn 80 next year... GiqueCee 3 hrs ago #14
How many 80 year olds do you see daily delisen 3 hrs ago #15
Agreed. It's simply biology not ageism. paleotn 2 hrs ago #16
I agree with the premise of your post. Tom Rinaldo 1 hr ago #21
It's never ideal. Energy levels decline at the very least. A few can pull it off though and wisdom helps Tom Rinaldo 1 hr ago #18
A 92 year old (Grassley) is fourth in line for the presidency question everything 1 hr ago #19
If an existential emergency breaks out during nap time... Swede 1 hr ago #20
I go exclusively by quality gulliver 1 hr ago #22
Trump has always been mentally and morally unfit. Regarding ageism... Martin Eden 36 min ago #23
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