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minus-squareEndOfLine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51arrow-down1·1 month agoHe’s been alive longer than Hawaii and Alaska have been US states. He predates lasers, commercial jet airliners, and the pocket calculator. He is older than presidential term limits and the CIA.
minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·30 days agoWhen he was born, the Philippines were still part of the United States.
minus-squarehydrospanner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·29 days ago He’s been alive longer than Hawaii and Alaska have been US states. I mean…so is my dad…and he’s not even to retirement yet. I wouldn’t have a problem with a (healthy, sane, responsible, democracy-minded) president in their 60s. Hell, given those conditions, while I wouldn’t love the idea, I’d be okay with a president in their 80s too. But my main problem is that Trump ticks exactly zero of those boxes.
He’s been alive longer than Hawaii and Alaska have been US states.
He predates lasers, commercial jet airliners, and the pocket calculator.
He is older than presidential term limits and the CIA.
When he was born, the Philippines were still part of the United States.
I mean…so is my dad…and he’s not even to retirement yet.
I wouldn’t have a problem with a (healthy, sane, responsible, democracy-minded) president in their 60s.
Hell, given those conditions, while I wouldn’t love the idea, I’d be okay with a president in their 80s too.
But my main problem is that Trump ticks exactly zero of those boxes.