Claim: Joe Biden and Donald Trump are the two oldest U.S. presidential candidates ever. There have been older third-party and independent candidates, as well as older candidates who sought but did not receive a major-party nomination. Trump, who was born June 14, 1946, first took the record for oldest presidential candidate nominated by a major party in 2016, when he was 70. In sum, it is correct to say that, when the GOP and Democratic parties officially nominate Trump and Biden for president, respectively, they will be the two oldest presidential candidates nominated by a major political party. However, they are not the two oldest candidates to ever declare a presidential campaign.

Source: Washington Post June 27, 2024 16:48 UTC