The problem with ageism is that it’s ingrained in society
During a discussion about health care Thursday night, Julian Castro, the former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, took a jab at former vice president Joe Biden’s age. Castro and Biden were clashing over how Americans would become insured under various health-care proposals, and Castro argued Biden was contradicting what he said. “Are you forgetting already what you said two minutes ago?” he asked Biden.Castro, 44, later said he was not referring to 76-year-old Biden’s age.
— Richard W. Painter September 13, 2019 Cory Booker, a New Jersey Senator running for president, said to CNN after the debate that Biden did make references that could age him, such as people listening to record players. “I don’t remember the last time I saw a record player,” he said. “But there are definitely moments where you listen to Joe Biden and you don’t wonder...” He followed up that these instances don’t make Biden unqualified to be president.
— Kenneth P. Vogel September 13, 2019 Fellow candidate Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota senator, told CNN the dig was “not cool.” “I thought that was so personal and so unnecessary,” she said.
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