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This circumstance created sentiments of ageist political discourse and arguments for presidential age limits. Despite clear ageist discourse during the U.S. election, there is a notable lack of research examining this issue. This study used posts from X (formerly Twitter) to understand ageism on social media during the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, particularly focusing on the campaign period when the race was between Biden and Trump.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Research Design and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Posts were collected from X during the American presidential election campaign from February 11\u201325, 2024. After filtering out non-English, incomplete, and unrelated posts, 1,254 relevant posts were coded line-by-line and then thematically analyzed. Rigor was established by using multiple strategies ranging from a strong audit trail to using interrater reliability during thematic analysis.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Four main themes were identified: (1) old age as an inherent weakness: \u201cthey\u2019re both too old,\u201d (2) dementia-related stigma, (3) dehumanization of older adults: \u201cancient fossils are running for office,\u201d and (4) fear of perceived incompetence.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Discussion and Implications<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Our study\u2019s findings shed light on how ageist discourse on social media threatens the credibility of older political leaders by shifting the focus from policies to stereotypical age-based attacks. 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