DeSantis says Biden’s and Trump’s ages are a “legitimate concern”

Washington — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that the ages of President Biden and former President Donald Trump are “absolutely a legitimate concern” for voters in the 2024 presidential race and believes Americans will be ready for the next generation of leadership if he is the GOP’s pick to face-off against Mr. Biden in the general election.

“The presidency is not a job for someone that’s 80 years old,” DeSantis, a GOP candidate for president, told “CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell. “And there’s nothing, you know, wrong with being 80. Obviously I’m the governor of Florida. I know a lot of people who are elderly. They’re great people. But you’re talking about a job where you need to give it 100%. We need an energetic president.”

Noting that many…