President Biden is ‘too old’ to run for re-election, Democrat governorship candidate says

Former Rep. Joe Cunningham, D-S.C., said on CNN’s “New Day” on Thursday that President Biden should retire, believing him to be too old to run for re-election.

“But have you ever noticed that politicians hardly ever retire? Our country and our state are being run by a geriatric oligarchy,” Cunningham said.

CNN co-host John Berman asked Cunningham to clarify whether he considers President Biden, who will turn 80 in the fall, too old for his position.

“I think what people hate about politics and politicians is the inconsistency. And hypocrisy. And, you know, we look at the White House, and see President Biden, think about what the future is going to look like and a new generation of leadership and, look, if President Biden were here with me right now and asking my opinion, whether or not he should run for another term, or whether he should step aside and allow a new generation of leadership to emerge, I would tell him the latter,” Cunningham said.

“You think Joe Biden is too old to run for re-election, is that what you’re saying?” Berman asked.

“Yeah,” Cunningham answered. “I think we need to have a new generation of leadership to emerge.” 

Although Cunningham pointed to his Republican rival Gov. Henry McMaster, who is 75, as an example, he also acknowledged Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., who is 81, as another politician who should retire, after Berman brought him up.

“I appreciate his service Clyburn and what he’s done for our country and it is nothing personal. I get along fine with him. But as we look toward the future, we got to be looking to provide new vision,” Cunningham said.

Democrat strategists and mainstream media pundits have recently begun addressing Biden’s age as a concern for the 2024 presidential election. In his campaign video, Cunningham also called for age and term limits for state and national leaders.

The South Carolina Democrat candidate for governor and former Rep. Joe Cunningham suggested President Biden is too old to run for president in 2024.