▲ 1018 ▼ Donald Trump is now the oldest party nominee for president in US history (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 137 comments fedilink hide all child comments At 78 years old, former President Donald Trump is now the oldest nominee running for president. Joe Biden, 81, dropped out of the race on Sunday and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, 59. If she becomes the Democratic nominee, Harris' age could be an advantage against Trump.
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) True, although if you watch him over the years, especially between 2016 and now, there's been a huge amount of noticeable cognitive decline. He forgot his own wife's name. He called her Mercedes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 6 points 2 years ago Yeah it's true that while he was never exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, he does seem to have gotten a lot worse fairly quickly. Might be COVID, it's been linked to cognitive decline and I've definitely seen that in my own parents who are no spring chicken permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 6 points 2 years ago Yeah it's true that while he was never exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, he does seem to have gotten a lot worse fairly quickly. Might be COVID, it's been linked to cognitive decline and I've definitely seen that in my own parents who are no spring chicken permalink fedilink source parent