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kentuck

(115,735 posts)
Mon May 25, 2026, 06:53 AM May 25

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 May 25 #1
Yet some perform well into their 90s bucolic_frolic May 25 #2
I'm sure the stress of the job may also take a toll... kentuck May 25 #3
Agree, it takes order and mental discipline for longevity in positions of power or responsibility bucolic_frolic May 25 #4
I've always said NJCher May 25 #6
Yes, I've often envisioned him without money PatSeg May 25 #13
Someone else has envisioned Trump without money DBoon May 25 #32
Oh yeah, that would work! PatSeg May 26 #35
Back in 2015 someone made a youtube of Trump if he were born without $$ IrishAfricanAmerican May 25 #17
Ronald Reagan did not find it stressful at all. delisen May 25 #10
JFK became a Senator at the age of 36 Kaleva May 25 #12
It's one thing to be able to discuss complexities at age 80. NH Ethylene May 25 #27
There should be age limits for members of Congress as well. ProudMNDemocrat May 25 #5
I have no problem with older representatives. delisen May 25 #8
It is ageism. delisen May 25 #7
That's very true. NH Ethylene May 25 #29
It is demanding for anyone--especially one not physically and mentally fit... hlthe2b May 25 #9
Commercial airline pilots have to retire at 65 Grim Chieftain May 25 #11
I'll turn 80 next year... GiqueCee May 25 #14
*SNORT* Skittles May 25 #26
Bingo... GiqueCee May 26 #34
How many 80 year olds do you see daily delisen May 25 #15
Agreed. It's simply biology not ageism. paleotn May 25 #16
I agree with the premise of your post. Tom Rinaldo May 25 #21
I feel the same.... paleotn May 25 #24
It's never ideal. Energy levels decline at the very least. A few can pull it off though and wisdom helps Tom Rinaldo May 25 #18
A 92 year old (Grassley) is fourth in line for the presidency question everything May 25 #19
If an existential emergency breaks out during nap time... Swede May 25 #20
I go exclusively by quality gulliver May 25 #22
Trump has always been mentally and morally unfit. Regarding ageism... Martin Eden May 25 #23
Yes, in many, if not most, cases. I will never vote for an 80+ yo in a POTUS primary. Celerity May 25 #25
Trump earlier thought that 80 was too old. Then he changed his mind when Biden dropped out. Norrrm May 25 #28
I don't know about this. Morbius May 25 #30
It is not ageist say that Inkey May 25 #31
When you start talking about standing in the water with a battery Submariner May 25 #33
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