Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates questioned the 'intellectual acuity' of a president in their 70s
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates testifies to support retired General John Kelly before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Kelly’s nomination to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2017.Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in an interview that aired Sunday that he didn't know if his former colleague, Joe Biden, could make an effective president.
Gates also said it was"problematic" to have a president in their 70s. Biden is 75, Sen. Bernie Sanders is 77, and President Donald Trump is 72. CBS News' Margaret Brennan asked Gates in the interview about previous comments Gates had made of Biden in his 2014 memoir. When asked by Brennan whether Biden would make an effective president, Gates simply replied,"I don't know."Gates, who served in both the Bush and Obama administrations, said he stood behind his 2014 remarks about Biden and was particularly concerned with how Biden would fare with senior military officials.
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