It's straight — Musk suggested banning anyone over the age of 70 from running for political office

Elon Musk has suggested setting an age limit for running for office.

Tesla's CEO on Twitter on Thursday called for a ban on people over the age of 70.

Before he made his remarks, Musk recently got into an argument with Bernie Sanders, during which Musk mocked his age.

On Thursday, the spaceX and Tesla founder tweeted, "Let's set an age limit beyond which you can't run for political office, maybe just under the age of 70."

While there is no mention of specific lawmakers on Twitter, incumbent President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, are both over 70 years old. Senator Bernie Sanders, with whom Musk had previously argued, is 80 years old.

Last month, in response to Sanders' tweet asking super-wealthy Americans to "pay their fair share," Musk said, "I've always forgotten you're alive," According to Morgan Keith. ”

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Responded to another user joke about Sanders' age and offered to sell more Tesla stock.

In March, Musk responded to Sanders' criticism of his vast wealth, saying he would use his own money to help humanity. After Sanders hinted at Musk and Jeff Bezos's greed, Musk tweeted, "I'm accumulating resources to help multi-planetize life and extend the light of consciousness to other planets."

For years, older presidential candidates have been a point of contention. Although the United States has set a minimum age of 35 to run for president, there is no upper age limit.

If Sanders succeeds in his presidential campaign, he will become one of the oldest presidents at the inauguration.

According to the website, the day after Biden officially entered the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, Trump slammed Biden's age, jokingly calling himself "a young, energetic person."