The Democrats now need to emphasize that Trump, who is 78, is too old too. They can feature clips of Trump in 2020 saying that Biden at 78 was too old.
Is this the quote you're referring to (from 2019)?
> Trump added, "I would never say anyone is too old, but I know they're all making me look very young, both in terms of age and I think in terms of energy. I think you people know that better than anybody."
(I'm looking for it in old articles and having trouble finding what you're talking about.)
I also found this from an AP article in 2020:
> With Election Day less than four months away, Trump has spent more money on one television ad claiming that Biden lacks “the strength, the stamina and the mental fortitude to lead this country” than any other single ad this year.
> Agreed. But it doesn’t mean people need to have as little character as possible.
One side is a cult of personality that was bullied into thralldom by an angry old man because they lacked a spine, and the other side cloistered around and hid the decline of a frail old man because they lacked a spine.
Character is the last thing to expect from these people. The Democrats grew at least a vertebrae after George Clooney told them off. George Clooney for President.
I really dislike this idea that someone can be "too old" to be president. The issue isn't age, it's the conditions and diseases that often come with age.
The issue with Biden for me wasn't his age at all, it was that for whatever reason he was struggling to form coherent sentences. Trump on the other hand seems more or less completely fine. I'd actually argue the best thing about Biden was that he was perhaps the most qualified person to president ever given his long history and respected history in politics.
That said, I do think the older the presidential candidate is the more important it becomes to weight their VP pick when casting your vote, but still, I don't think this reason trend of discounted people solely on their age is a healthy trend. I'd even argue that the ideal age for a leader is probably quite old, maybe around 50-60.
