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Age would prevent Trump and Biden from running many top companies − and for good reason

  • Written by Brandon Cline, Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University
imageThe former president was 78 when he became the Republican Party's nominee for a third time.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

Former President Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s nominee, is 78. No one older has ever run for U.S. president as their party’s official nominee. That was also true in 2020, when Trump lost to President Joe Biden.

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