Trump and Biden’s Bones
Let’s calculate the probabilities of the septuagenarian presidential candidates making it through a full term or being diagnosed with dementia. The probabilities are expressed as rolls of the dice.
Regardless of who wins the 2020 election, America may soon have its oldest president ever. Ronald Reagan currently holds the record at 77 years, 349 days, but Joe Biden will pass that mark two weeks before the election. If Donald Trump wins re-election and serves his full second term, he’ll reach that milestone in 2024, his final year in office.
The age of the candidates has raised questions. Will the next president live long enough to finish his term? Will he remain fit enough to see out a full term? After all, it’s a physically and...
