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Mitt Romney: “I basically think people who are 80 and above really should not be, uh, running the world or running the country.”

On the recordJuly 11, 2026
I basically think people who are 80 and above really should not be, uh, running the world or running the country.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

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Romney discusses age and leadership during an interview.

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