Posted on 12/02/2021 7:23:40 AM PST by SmokingJoe
The Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk believes that septuagenarians are too old to run for high office.
In what could be a dig at President Joe Biden or his predecessor Donald Trump, Musk said that there must come a point when a politician's time is up.
"Let's set an age limit after which you can't run for political office, perhaps a number just below 70..." said his tweet which as of Thursday morning had been liked more than 76,000 times.
Musk did not specify whether he was referring to the U.S. presidency, which has a lower age limit of 35 but no upper age limit.
However, his latest message comes amid question marks over Biden's fitness for office, which has been scrutinized by commentators and pollsters one year into his presidency.
Biden is the oldest person to ever serve as president and turned 79 on November 20.
He will be in his eighties on the campaign trail for the next presidential election in 2024. If he is re-elected and serves a full second term, Biden would leave office aged 86.
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“Make the upper age limit 80 then we can talk.”
You sure? Trump would be 82 when he left office if elected. He is 75 now, in 2024 he will be 78 and 4 more years 82. There are demented idiots like Biden at 79 and brilliant persons well over 80. One has to choose the person not the age.
It’s the age one is elected we are talking about, not the age one leaves office.
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