Why Are So Many US Politicians So Old? | DW News

Nov 18, 2022 | This week two key figures in US politics are generating headlines, in no small way, because of their age. Yesterday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her plans to step down as leader of the Democrats in the House. At 82, Pelosi said the hour has come for a new generation to lead. However, she will keep her seat and Congress with no plans to retire. On Tuesday former President Donald Trump made it official, announcing he is again running to be President of the United States. Trump is 76. He would be 78 if the voters gave him another chance to move into the White House. Trump will be spending the next year or two on the campaign trail - no retirement for him, either. What about the man in the White House now? Joe Biden has a birthday coming up. On Sunday, the president will turn 80. Some consider Biden too old for the job.

US Officials Fume Over Russia Granting Asylum To Snowden

FOX NEWS: The White House and U.S. lawmakers fumed Thursday after NSA leaker Edward Snowden apparently was allowed to leave the Moscow airport and enter Russian territory on temporary refugee status.

"If these reports are accurate, Americans in Washington should consider this a game changer in our relationship with Russia," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said in a statement, calling Russia's decision "provocative" and "a sign of Vladimir Putin's clear lack of respect for President Obama." Graham called for the U.S. government to meet the decision with a "firm response," which he did not describe.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., called it a "slap in the face of all Americans."

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez, D-N.J., also said that Snowden "belongs in a United States courtroom, not a free man deserving of asylum in Russia." He called the development a "setback to U.S.-Russia relations." » | FoxNews.com | Thursday, August 01, 2013