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on inauguration day if they were sworn in as president in 2 of them if they served out their first

term as president . Sanders and Biden would be over 80 years old . This country has never had a

president over 80 years old . So it 's a question of how much is this on the mind of

Democratic voters . What do they actually think of age as an issue so some new polling data , we

can show you it 's not quite a national poll . This is from all the early states , about

18 different states . It 's a pretty broad mix . So this is a pretty good poll here to

look at on this question , so start with Elizabeth Warren , she would be 71 years old on Inauguration

Day if she 's sworn in Democratic voters were asked is that too old . How many said so .

4 % said that Elizabeth Warren at 71 would be too old . Okay . How about the next oldest

Democratic candidate that 's Joe Biden considerably older 7 years older , he 'd be 78 on Inauguration Day remember

the oldest president in history so far . Ronald Reagan was a couple of weeks shy of 78 when he

left office . Biden would come in at 78 : how many Democrats say that is too old , look

at that number jumps to 28 % more than one out of 4 . And then of course Bernie Sanders

is older still 79 years old and inauguration day and coming off this heart attack this poll was conducted after

that how many say that Bernie Sanders is too old , that number climbs all the way to 43 %

again this is . Democrats in the early states . Now here 's the interesting thing , if you look

at Biden and you look at Sanders with those numbers are high among Democrats and take it a step further

and US Democrats what specifically is it about their age , that gives you pause about them . This is

sort of somewhat interesting when it comes to Biden the Democrats who say they do think he 's too old

and they 're asked why is he too old . About 36 % say because his age would make it

too difficult for him to do the job . 54 percent say his age just makes him out of touch

10 % say , hey , he 's just been in politics too long . How 'bout for Bernie Sanders

very different actually very different reaction . Look at this too difficult to do the job . 82 % were

worried about Bernie Sanders age say that is their specific concern about his age only 10 % look at compared

to 54 say they think he 's out of touch 8 % say he 's been into law . So

it 's just a very interesting situation again . We don 't have many racist I can 't think of

a single race for president either party with a 3 front -runners were all over 70 years old and you

can see there 's some very different attitudes among Democrats when it comes to those candidates in the region .

| Fascinating stuff as always . Steve , thank you for that and Nicole , we 've talked about this .

It 's a fine line between straight up ageism and the questions , people are allowed to ask because we

are the consumers here . Yeah , look , I worked for a candidate who was a cancer for John

are the consumers here . | Yeah , look , I worked for a candidate who was a cancer for John

McCain . He was a cancer survivor skin cancer survivor . So there were a lot of questions about his

age and his health and it was a different time we disclosed everything 's on the group that came down

to Arizona . We went through just a totally different time Donald Trump basically turned a White House doctor into

a shell to lie about his weight . I mean we 're in such a different place , and I

think these questions I think polling on this will be an interesting thing to watch because I think when you

see American allies getting slaughtered in the middle . East the wisdom card becomes a more important one to be

see American allies getting slaughtered | in the middle . East the wisdom card becomes a more important one to be

able to play and no one gets to play it the way Joe Biden gets to play it . And

I think his answer tonight I was just looking at the transcript Vice President Biden if you 're elected you

'll turn 80 during your first term last month . Jimmy Carter said he could not have undertaken the do

the presidency 80 years old . Why are you sure you can and Biden says because I watched it I

know what the job is I 've been engaged look one of the reasons I 'm running is because of

my age and my experience with it comes wisdom and if there 's one thing that that whomever the Democrats

settle on can take to the entire electorate its wisdom . I just put a 6 in front of my

settle on can take to the entire electorate its wisdom . | I just put a 6 in front of my

age . I 'm big on wisdom suddenly . This is in the eye of the beholder . No it

age . I 'm big on wisdom suddenly . This is in the eye of the beholder | . No it

is and that 's why those numbers are really , really fascinating because it 's about people who lived experience

of Aids , that 's what I think people were placing this estimation on and you know 70 today isn

't what 70 was you know 70 years ago I mean idiot thank God right people or a lot healthier

a lot longer in their life . People exercise people eat right . People are able to go on much

longer . By the same token people survive heart attacks and go on to live long lives . And everybody

knows somebody who 's had a heart attack . And so , people may be basing their view of Bernie

Sanders ability to do the job on their experience of a of a friend or relative who had a recent

heart attack and they may see you know you know Uncle Fred wouldn 't be up to this you know

in in that state . Having had a recent heart attack that may be the way people are thinking but

I but I do think it from personal experience is something that touches us all we all get older .

| I mean idiot It was an issue on stage before CNN asked it as a question . It 's something

| I mean idiot | It was an issue on stage before CNN asked it as a question . It 's something

I think everyone was thinking about . Well and I think maybe Bernie 's heart attack sort of you know

I think everyone was thinking about . | Well and I think maybe Bernie 's heart attack sort of you know

brought it out . And I made it an issue issue , but I think the truth is that the

top 3 candidates are all are the 3 oldest cat And I made it an issue issue , but I

top 3 candidates are all are the 3 oldest cat | And I made it an issue issue , but I

think the truth and the and the person . Now the topic we . Now the topic we can 't

think the truth | and the | and the person . Now the topic we | . Now the topic we can 't

if you count the press it press it exactly they 'd be running it gets better in this . I

if you count the press it | press it exactly they 'd be running it gets better in this . I

mean you 've running it gets better in this . I mean you 've got the president who is older

mean you 've | running it gets better in this . I mean you 've got the president who is older

than Elizabeth but slightly younger than Biden and and Bernie . So you know you the top 4 people that

are competing for this the most difficult both absolutely exhausting job on the planet are all in their '70s .

| And at the same time you have a slate of very young candidates , I mean you have gathered you

have but a judge you have book or you have Castro , all of whom could claim the mantle of

a younger next generation of leadership and what I find so interesting whenever Buttigieg I mean he he had invoked

it 2 maybe 3 times tonight where he said you know . Growing up I watched what they did in

Washington and it didn 't work , which is clearly meant to be a generational argument but you almost expect

the pivot there just be I watched what you did , it didn 't work . So let 's blow

it up and that 's not it . It 's I watch what you did , it didn 't work

. And so we 're going to thread the needle and try to actually focus on results and getting things

done , rather than a pure ideological mould and I wonder if that actually appeals to young Hey there I

done , rather than a pure ideological mould and I wonder if that actually appeals to young | Hey there I

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The Speaker uses the words cover up the President walks out a political drama played out in Washington today as

President Trump demanded that congressional Democrats give up on investigations and any consideration of an impeachment inquiry . House Speaker

President Trump demanded that congressional Democrats give up on investigations and any consideration of an impeachment inquiry . | House Speaker

Nancy Pelosi did not call for impeachment proceedings today as she left a closed -door meeting with House Democrats ,

but she had a firm message and we believe that the president of the United States is engaged in a

but she had a firm message | and we believe that the president of the United States is engaged in a

cover hours later in the Rose Garden President Trump reacted I don 't do cover ups he accused Pelosi and

cover | hours later in the Rose Garden President Trump reacted | I don 't do cover ups | he accused Pelosi and

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of in effect bad faith before what was supposed to be a White House meeting

about infrastructure and added he won 't work with Democrats on that issue , or anything else until investigations into

him . I I want to do . but you know you can do it under these circumstances so these

him . I | I want to do . | but you know | you can do it under these circumstances so | these

phony investigations over Back at the Capitol , Pelosi and Schumer responded . He just took a pass and it

phony investigations over | Back at the Capitol , Pelosi and Schumer responded . | He just | took a pass | and it

just makes me wonder why why he did that in any event , I pray for the president of the

just makes me wonder why | why he did that in any event , I pray for the president of the

United States . We are interested in doing infrastructure . It 's clear the president isn 't he is looking

United States . | We are interested in doing infrastructure . It 's clear the president isn 't | he is looking

for every excuse . On impeachment House Democrats are split some like California 's Maxine Waters who 's part of

for every excuse . | On impeachment House Democrats are split some like California 's Maxine Waters who 's part of

the leadership favorite . I 'm for impeachment . I 've always been for impeachment I 've never backed up

the leadership favorite . | I 'm for impeachment . I 've always been for impeachment I 've never backed up

I 've never changed my mind . I think he should be But others , like House Oversight chair Elijah

I 've never changed my mind . I think he should be | But others , like House Oversight chair Elijah

Cummings of Maryland are less eager . Let 's stay the course Let 's continue to look to the courts

Cummings of Maryland are less eager . | Let 's stay the course | Let 's continue to look to the courts

| to provide the remedies . With regard to getting us the information that we need to do our jobs .

| to | provide the remedies . With regard | to getting us the information that we need to do our jobs .

| The Trump administration is pushing back on multiple investigations , including request by Congress for the president 's tax returns

, the Washington Post reported yesterday that a confidential internal revenue service memo says tax returns must be given to

Congress unless executive privilege is invoked before the House Financial Services Committee . Today , Treasury Secretary Steven minutia and

said the memo doesn 't contradict the Treasury 's reason for withholding the returns he argues the release request does

not have a legislative per . That memo . I understand is addressing a different issue and is not addressing

not have a legislative per . | That memo . I understand is addressing a different issue and is not addressing

the issue that we in the Department of Justice looked at . In New York . Meanwhile , state lawmakers

the issue | that we in the Department of Justice looked at . | In New York . Meanwhile , state lawmakers

passed a bill that would give Congress access to the president 's state tax returns if the IRS does not

release them in full and there was one area of cooperation between Congress and the executive branch the House Intelligence

release them in full | and there was one area of cooperation between Congress and the executive branch the House Intelligence