Remember when Baby Boomers back in the 1960s used to say "You can't trust anyone over 30." Now they seem to say, "You can't trust anyone younger than 70.
Dwight Eisenhower was the first president to turn 70 while in office (by 98 days). Ronald Reagan also turned 70 while in office (after about a month) and was the first to be above 70 to win an election (age 73). Donald Trump was the first president to be 70 when elected (by 220 days).*
The Baby Boom generation was between 1946 and 1964 so the oldest will be 73 this year while the youngest will only be 55. Aging might be a part of it.
Here are the ages:
Trump 73 in June (b June 14, 1946)
Biden 77 in November (November 20, 1942)
Eliz. Warren 70 in June (June 22, 1949)
Bernie Sanders 78 in September (September 8, 1941)
Bloomberg 77 This month, February (February 14, 1942)
If I had to pick one of these oldsters, it would be Michael Bloomberg, but he would turn 79 shortly after assuming office (if he is elected). Of course, Bloomberg has not announced a run for the presidency yet, but he has re-registered as a Democrat. Biden, Sanders, and Bloomberg would all be in their 80s by the end of their first term
Actually my favorite is Beto O'Rourke who will be 47 in September (September 26,1972). and my third choice would be Amy (True Grit) Klobuchar who will be 59 in May (May 25, 1960)
Some others are: Cory Booker will be 50 in April (April 27, 1969), Kirsten Gillibrand will be 53 (December 9, 1966), Kamala Harris will be 55 in October (October 20, 1964)
By my count only 19 of our presidents were even in their 60s when they finished being president and 23 were in their 50s (Grover Cleveland is counted twice because of his two non-consecutive terms). So the total of 3 + 19 + 23 comes out to 45 Presidents.*
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_by_age
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