Elon Musk reiterated his view of an upper age limit for them over the weekend run for office. He commented on a video interview with him, shared by a social media influencer, in which Musk spoke about the troubles with gerontocracy.

He noted that the leaders of many countries are very old. “In the US, it’s very, very old leadership,” he said, adding that it might not be possible to keep in touch with people when a leader is many generations older than them.

When asked what the optimal upper age limit for public officials is, Musk said that ideally it should be within 10 or 20 years of the median age of the population.

It is worth remembering that Musk once Strike back at the former President donald trump after the latter turned the heat on Tesla CEO at a rally in July 2022.

Cite tweeting a video of Trump’s speech in which he called Musk a bulls**t artist — The richest person in the world said it was time for the former president to hang up his hat and “sail into the sunset”.

At the same time, Musk said he doesn’t hate Trump. When further questioned by a Twitter follower, Musk argued that if Trump were elected president in the 2024 election, he would be 82 at the end of the term. Age, according to Musk, would be too old to lead the United States.

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The Tesla CEO also reiterated his belief that the legal maximum age to begin a presidential term should be 69.

Musk also agreed with a comment from one of his supporters that there is a serious problem with the gerontocracy, where the leaders of many countries are “extremely old” and that it’s impossible to keep in touch with people when they are many generations older as they. He responded with a 100 emoji used to convey support, approval or motivation.

Musk also contradicted a comment that said he told Trump he voted for GOP leader in a previous presidential election…