Watch: Maxine Waters Confronted on When Is ‘Too Old’ to Serve in Congress

Rep. 👤Maxine Waters defended older elected officials this week when asked whether Congress and the presidency should have age limits.

According to Mediaite, the 87-year-old California Democrat was approached Thursday outside the 🇺🇸US Capitol by TMZ producer Jacob Wasserman, who questioned whether younger Americans are becoming frustrated with aging political leaders.

Wasserman began by asking Waters how she responds to Gen Z voters who believe some leaders have remained in office too long.

“What do you say to people in my generation who think, ‘Okay, some of these leaders are too old, and we need to do something about it?’” he asked.

Waters brushed aside the focus on age and instead argued that voters should judge politicians based on their record in office.

“I usually don’t do press conferences while I’m walking, but let me just say that the way people should think about elected officials is, ‘What do they do? What can you document? What can you give them credit for? What can you criticize them for?’” Waters replied.

“If you do what it takes to evaluate, then you can decide.”

Wasserman followed up by asking whether leadership should be judged “based on their age, but rather on what they do for the people.”