(Yesterday at 4:37 pm)Alan V Wrote: He was encouraged to step aside because of his age. At his age, life-threatening health issues are not uncommon and can come up suddenly.
I thought his sell-by date was 2016. I didn't like the idea of him running in 2020 for reasons of age, and caught shit for that from Dom over at the other forum for being ageist, but I stand by this opinion. I understand why he didn't run in 2016, and respect him for it, but yeah -- when you're well into your 70s, I think stepping aside and providing advice and wisdom is better than putting yourself into an incredibly stressful job.
I suspect the nation will learn this before too long, given Trump's age, mental decline, and potential physical issues.
I've mentioned elsewhere -- there's a Constitutional minimum age to attain the Presidency, and I think there should be a maximum age as well, for the reasons in discussion: physical health and mental decline. It's not ageism, it's an acknowledgement of reality. Death and debility are directly correlated with age, and at the upper 70s you're at the small end of the bell curve.
