1. Joe Biden and Donald Trump — the two oldest US presidents to ever take office — are likely to take part in the next presidential election. However, a new survey has found that most Americans want an age limit for elections — and that would stop both 80-year-old Biden and 77-year-old Trump from becoming president again.
2. In the CBS News/YouGov survey, 77% of 2,335 Americans agreed with the idea of an upper age limit for politicians such as the president and senators.
3. Although a US president must be at least 35 years old and a senator must be at least 30 years old, there is no upper age limit for either post.
(1)Do you think there should be an upper age limit for politicians?
(2)Do you know any 70-year-olds who are still working?
4. According to Pew Research, about one-third of the 100 members of the Senate are over 70 years old, and four of them are over 80 years old. But in the survey, 75% of those who wanted an age limit said that the limit should be 70 years old or younger.
5. More than 50% of people said the jobs of president and senator are “too demanding” for someone over 75 years old.
6. And although more than two-thirds of people agree that politicians over 75 years old “have helpful experience,” 80% said they could be “out of touch.”
Are there many politicians over 70 in your country’s government?
8. An earlier YouGov survey found 76% of Americans also want mental competence tests for politicians over 75 years old.
