Why are America's politicians so old — and does age matter in politics?
ABCSometimes, the moments that go the most viral are also the most difficult to watch. "I think that the Mitch McConnell situation hurts Joe Biden more than it hurts the Republican Party," Republican pollster and Bellwether Research president Christine Matthews said. America's 'most privileged nursing home' Donald Trump is careful to distinguish age from acuity when attacking Joe Biden, aware some of his Republican rivals are also turning the issue of age onto him. A 2020 study published in the Journal on Active Aging found both Joe Biden and Donald Trump were likely to fit that category, which it defined as "a subgroup of people that maintain their mental and physical functioning into late life and tend to live longer than the average person their age". "I'm confident he's going to be back to his old self," Mr Biden said.