Candidates are not required to submit this material, but there is a precedent for it for a reason. This information is valuable because millions of Americans decide who to support. President Joe Biden’s decision not to seek re-election after June’s disastrous debate also understandably put the spotlight on the candidates’ ages.
Biden is already the oldest sitting president in the United States, but he would have been 82 years old when his second term began and 86 years old when it ended. The question about whether he was ready for another four years in the White House was fair. Resigning was the right decision.
But at 78, Trump is just a few years younger than Biden. Born in June 1946, he will be 82 years old at the end of his second term. The same questions faced by Biden about his age apply to Trump, and the answers are clear.
Harris should also release his records. She turns 60 this month, so she will be 64 by the end of her first term. Although we are not young by any means, we live in an era where many people are still working. The questions about her health are legitimate, but not as intense as the questions voters should be asking about President Trump, who is in his 80s. Nevertheless, Ms. Harris should undergo testing at Mayo University or release the medical records she received while serving as vice president. The same goes for Mr. Vance (40) and Mr. Walz (60), who, if elected, can’t wait to become president.
Trump’s recent appearances underscore the importance of him specifically providing comprehensive health information from trusted health care providers. Strange references to sharks and electrocution occur frequently in speeches. The argument that children go to school, undergo transgender surgery, and then go home is false on its face.
The New York Times summed up his behavior earlier this month as “confused, forgetful, incoherent, or disconnected from reality.” “He rambles, repeats himself, wanders from thought to thought, some difficult to understand, some unfinished, some virtually fanciful… After spending the day, he enjoys “a great day in Louisiana.”
