Time waits for no man, the saying goes – and for 80-year-old Joe Biden, that could be a problem. Can the US president convince voters that his age is not an issue? Mr Biden announced on Tuesday that he wants to serve another four years in the White House. Americans, according to a recent NBC […]
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The uproar over Dianne Feinstein is getting ugly
Longstanding questions about Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s age and whether she’s able to continue serving effectively in the Senate exploded this week after multiple news stories documented how her extended absence is holding up judicial nominations in the Senate. Feinstein, who is 89, is presently on leave from the Senate due to a case of shingles. […]
Are our leaders too geriatric?
Americans in the nation’s capital shared their thoughts on whether elderly political leaders should make room for younger figures to take power. “We need some fresh blood in there that understands how the people are living now in the United States,” one woman, Shanna, told Fox News. “The people who are ruling this country have […]