American political leadership skews decidedly older than the population as a whole. President Donald Trump turned 80 years old on June 14, 2026. The median age for senators is nearly 65, and the median age for House of Representatives members is almost 58. But are those older people in office a sign that the U.S. government is turning into a “gerontocracy” that is giving younger generations short shrift? No – many older Americans are becoming worse off.