- 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.
Now that President Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 race, Donald Trump, 78, is the oldest nominee of the two major parties to ever run for president.
Biden, 81, was already the oldest president in US history when he took office at age 78. Vice President Kamala Harris, who Biden endorsed as his replacement on the ballot, is 59. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 70, is also running a long shot campaign as an independent.
Concerns about the president’s age were heightened after Biden’s poor performance in the first presidential debate in June, during which he appeared frail and struggled to deliver coherent answers. After weeks of Democratic lawmakers and donors calling for Biden to drop out of the race, he announced that he would not run for reelection and endorsed his running mate.
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