Jimmy Carter Pushes ‘Age Limit’ for Presidency in Apparent Reference to Biden, Sanders

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) looks on during the second night of the first Democratic presidential debate in Miami, Florida, on June 27, 2019. A field of 20 Democratic presidential candidates was split into two groups of 10 for the first debate of the 2020 election, taking place over two nights at Knight Concert Hall of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, hosted by NBC News, MSNBC, and Telemundo. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Former President Jimmy Carter said that he hopes “there’s an age limit” for the presidency—an apparent reference to former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

Both candidates would be 80 years old by the end of their first term if they were elected president.