Donald Trump, who has become the oldest candidate to run for president post, has said that “only stupid people put old” people in position for the Supreme Court. He seems to have forgotten his age.
In an interview with Bloomberg in Chicago, Trump said, “It’s amazing because I got three in four years. Most people get none. Because, you know, you put them in, they’re young.You tend to put them in young.”
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“Only stupid people put old you know you don’t put old in because they’re there for two years or three years so I got three,” he added.
During his term, Trump appointed Neil Gorsuch was 49 years old when he started, Brett Kavanaugh was 53 years old and Amy Coney Barrett was 48, which are relatively younger than the previous appointments.
When the interviewer pointed out Trump’s own advanced age, he appeared to dodge the question and instead focused on his successful appointments. He said, “I think they’ve been great choices too but I got three judges and and and you know what they want to do they want to put up they want to now put up up to 25 justices into the Supreme Court, the radical left.”
While appointing judges for Supreme Court, Trump suggested people younger than him and he is currently the oldest nominee for president in US history. If elected in November, Trump would be 82 years old when he completes his term in 2029.
His age has become a little concern in this election. Trump’s mental and health fitness have ramped up on the campaign trail as he has frequently gone on long rants at rallies, ignored or missed questions and, at a Monday town hall, spent the majority of time dancing to music instead of answering questions.
Clinical psychologist Dr. Ben Michaelis expressed concerns about Trump’s cognitive abilities in an interview with The Independent. Michaelis mentioned the term “sundowning,” a symptom associated with dementia that makes it challenging to maintain focus, particularly as the day progresses.
“It’s very difficult for them to maintain focus on a topic. The idea of being able to maintain that level of focus for that amount of time, that late in the day…you wouldn’t think twice about it if that was your grandfather. It’s just he happens to be running for president,” Michaelis stated.
