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The other day in Zilian Opal, Pennsylvania, I asked 88-year-old David

Reckless what's changed for him since he was 80. Energy. Energy. I used to be

more or less the energy bunny, you know. I mean I still work out, you know.

You seem pretty energetic. Yeah, I know, but it's not what you're thinking. There's more

naps in my day, you know, that kind of thing. It's a question that's pretty

relevant to next year's presidential election because President Joe Biden,

who's 80 now, is running for a second term. He'd be 86 at the end of it.

And Biden's most likely opponent, former President Donald Trump, is 77. To put

it another way, if you judge it by the age at the start of their term, there's a

good chance that next year voters will be choosing between the oldest and the

second oldest presidents in U.S. history. My personal opinion is that neither one

should be running. Things go downhill in a hurry sometimes. And I think both of

them are probably a pretty good health right now, but two, three, four years down

the road, I'd be concerned about that. For all the issues out there, including

Trump's multiple felony indictments and upcoming trials, age, particularly

Biden's age, has become a big factor in the race. Biden often jokes about it. I

know I don't look that old, I know. I'm a little under 103. But when he stumbles

in a speech or in real life, we do begin tonight with the frightening image

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