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How Old Is Too Old To Be President? One Geriatrician Says That's The Wrong Question

Geriatrician Louise Aronson argues age isn't the right criteria to judge a potential president on, especially as Americans live longer.
Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren are all Democratic presidential candidates over 70 years old. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The heart attack that pulled 78-year-old Sen. Bernie Sanders off the campaign trail earlier this month also renewed debate over the appropriate age for a president in a race where all the front-runners, including the incumbent, are in their 70s.

Now 73, President Trump was the oldest president to take office. Both Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden, 76, would topple that record if they won. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who turned 70 over the summer, comes in as the

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