Facing Younger Primary Challenger, Waters Says No One Is Too Old To Serve…

Rep. Maxine Waters declined to endorse age limits for elected officials during a Capitol Hill exchange Thursday, insisting voters – not arbitrary age thresholds – should decide who remains in office. Waters made it clear that she does not believe that age alone should determine whether someone is fit for office. “What do they do? What can you document? What can you give them credit for? What can you criticize them for? If you do what it takes to evaluate, then you can decide,” Waters said. “Performance and effectiveness,” she said.

The conversation then shifted toward President Donald Trump after Wasserman asked whether an 80-year-old commander in chief might be too old, referencing prior public concerns over former President Joe Biden’s age. “The president of the United States is destroying our democracy,” Waters said. “He’s made unkept promises. He is enriching himself and his family with cryptocurrency. He is absolutely committed to empowering himself,” she said. “People should be evaluated and thought of in terms of what they do,” she said. “The people should evaluate who should be in office with their vote, and that’s it,” she said.

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