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(130,672 posts) Wed Jan 21, 2026, 03:26 PM Wednesday

Rahm Emanuel Calls for Age Limit of 75 for President [View all]

Rahm Emanuel Calls for Age Limit of 75 for President

January 21, 2026 at 3:03 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 18 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/01/21/rahm-emanuel-calls-for-age-limit-of-75-for-president/

“Rahm Emanuel, a prominent Democrat who has signaled his desire to run for president in 2028, on Wednesday called for a mandatory retirement age of 75 for the president, cabinet officials, members of Congress and federal judges,” the New York Times reports.

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Rahm Emanuel Calls for Age Limit of 75 for President [View all] applegrove Wednesday OP

What a revolutionary idea! Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #1

+1 leftstreet Wednesday #6

I call for a zero Rahm Emanuel limit for President LR3 Wednesday #2

A lot of people on this site have said similar JI7 Wednesday #3

70. Nothing more for congress or senate as well. Melon Wednesday #4

Well, that's Greg_In_SF Wednesday #5

I call for Rahm Emanuel to get out of politics and leave the public alone for the rest of his years. AStern Wednesday #7

Any feelings on the policy idea? applegrove Wednesday #8

I disagree with it AStern Wednesday #9

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