Mitt Romney is stepping down because he’s too old. What about McConnell and Biden?

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They're the ones that need to make the decisions that will shape the world they will be living in.” Throughout his career, Mr Romney has always tried to portray himself as vigorous man and in between his loss to Barack Obama and his time in the Senate, he participated in a charity boxing event with Evander Holyfield. Meanwhile, many began to raise questions about whether Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, often seen as one of the most cold-blooded operators, could continue to do his job after the 81-year-old Kentuckian took a spill and suffered a concussion at a Washington hotel and then proceeded to freeze in front of reporters twice in as many months. If Mr Trump were to win, he would be 79 when he assumed a second term and if Mr Biden were to win, he’d be 82 on 20 January 2025. A CNN poll earlier this month showed that 49 per cent of Democrat and Democratic-leaning voters cited Mr Biden’s age as their main concern.