Pete Buttigieg rebukes concerns over older candidates: 'Great presidents can be any age' DemDebate
During the second Democratic debate that took place Tuesday in Michigan, Detroit, the advanced age of prominent candidate Bernie Sanders was called out when the moderators, CNN's Dana Bash, Don Lemon and Jake Tapper, asked the candidates whether voters should consider age when choosing a president.
At 77, Vermont Sen. Sanders is the oldest of the 20 Democratic candidates running for highest office . If elected to the oval office, he would surpass Trump as the oldest U.S. president ever to serve. Responding to the question, Buttigieg said, "I don't care how old you are, I care about your vision." He emphasized that great presidents can be any age, as long as they are backed by the right vision.
Sanders agreed with Buttigieg that it is a question of vision. He explained some of his vision; that if Americans are going to fight for health care, we should not take money from drug and insurance companies. He also talked about his vision of student debt cancellation, saying, "We must cancel student debt because the younger generation will have a lower standard of living than their parents.
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