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Rolling Stone
I don't think the decision to shuffle out of office at 81 should have been Biden's to make, nor should it be left to the Republican rival, Donald Trump - a convicted felon who, if successful, will be 82 at the end of his second term … which he may not consider his last. If lawmakers don't codify an age limit for the presidency - or remove the minimum requirement of 35 - Biden's farewell might be remembered as the last coherent thing said by a sitting president.
At 78, Trump's age lends an unnerving weight to his vice presidential running mate. J.D. Vance, a mere 40 years old, is comfortable brandishing his radical stances on pivotal issues like a national abortion ban, even under Trump's allegedly moderating influence. This foreshadows a chilling scenario: should Trump's tenure end prematurely, a President Vance stands poised to transmute his extreme beliefs into the iron-clad policy of the land.
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It's Time for Congress to Consider an Age Cap on the Presidency
In the Democratic National Convention's reimagined fairy tale, "Goldilocks and the Beltway," President Joe Biden played the part of the porridge. "I was too young to be in the Senate," he quipped, and now he's "too old to stay as president." Biden's candid admission was met with a standing ovation from those eager to usher him offstage - but this presidential historian can't help but feel alarmed.I don't think the decision to shuffle out of office at 81 should have been Biden's to make, nor should it be left to the Republican rival, Donald Trump - a convicted felon who, if successful, will be 82 at the end of his second term … which he may not consider his last. If lawmakers don't codify an age limit for the presidency - or remove the minimum requirement of 35 - Biden's farewell might be remembered as the last coherent thing said by a sitting president.
At 78, Trump's age lends an unnerving weight to his vice presidential running mate. J.D. Vance, a mere 40 years old, is comfortable brandishing his radical stances on pivotal issues like a national abortion ban, even under Trump's allegedly moderating influence. This foreshadows a chilling scenario: should Trump's tenure end prematurely, a President Vance stands poised to transmute his extreme beliefs into the iron-clad policy of the land.
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