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•More than half of Americans support a maximum age limit for elected officials | YouGov
Summary
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88% Informative
The average age of U.S. Senators is 64 and the average age for House members is 58.
At 70, President Donald Trump was the oldest to take office, though his record was quickly surpassed by his successor, President Joe Biden, who took office at age 78.
In Canada, Senators may only hold office until age 75.
VR Score
94
Informative language
96
Neutral language
61
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
37
Offensive language
not offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
7
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/i-hope-there-s-age-limit-jimmy-carter-says-he-n1055836https://ballotpedia.org/Mandatory_retirementhttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/06/there-should-be-age-limit-presidents/591724/https://www.aei.org/op-eds/why-we-need-a-constitutional-age-limit-for-president/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/06/02/senate-age-term-limits/https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1466328271390486531https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46705
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7
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