Do Americans believe Trump is too old to be president?
From ABC News Top Stories by ABC Radio
June 12, 2026 · 3 min
About this episode
The episode discusses whether Americans believe Donald Trump is too old to be president as he approaches 80 years of age.
Donald Trump is turning 80 and is on track to be the oldest US president to hold the office. He'll overtake his predecessor Joe Biden in August 2028, five months before he finishes his second term. In recent years the term gerontocracy has sometimes been used to describe United States. It refers to political systems where those in power are typically older than the rest of the population. So is this the case? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Topics covered
- Trump's age
- presidential elections
- gerontocracy
- political systems
- public opinion
Keywords
- Trump
- Biden
- age
- president
- gerontocracy
- politics
- public opinion
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: United States
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