Congress overall is made up of nearly half of baby boomers, even though the same age group makes up 21% of the US population.
Old people have long been displaying their unfitness, with two awkward incidents just last week. 81-year-old Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell froze midsentence for about 20 seconds during his press conference last Wednesday, renewing concerns about his health.
And just a day later, 90-year-old Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who had been out of office for months due to a shingles diagnosis, appeared confused during a committee vote, leading her colleague to ask her to “just say aye.”
All this comes amid reports that President Biden, 80, now uses shorter stairs, skips some socialization when traveling abroad and has key points written on note cards because of his age.
Nonetheless, the White House’s aging seems inevitable for now, as Trump, the likely GOP presidential nominee, is already 77 and would be 82 at the end of a possible second term.