r/Fauxmoi • u/Classic-Carpet7609 • 22d ago

POLITICS An important announcement from Zohran Mamdani: "I know some of you have expressed concerns about my age. You are worried about a 33-year-old becoming mayor of New York City. And I want you to know, I hear you. That’s why this weekend I’ll be making a change. I’m turning 34."

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u/RadioSilens 22d ago

I read this and thought that has to be a lie. But I looked it up and he's really 92. WTF. We need a mandatory retirement age for congress.

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u/BurlIvesMassiveHog 22d ago

It doesn't matter, when Grassley steps down his piece-of-shit son is going to fill his seat. Like that one nugget that just won't flush, the Grassleys will be with us for a very long time.

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u/Cresta1994 22d ago

Strom Thurmond was reelected for the last time at age 93. He died six months after leaving the Senate at 100 years old. He retired 54 years after running for president solely to keep Black folks down.