Chase Oliver on Trump, Biden, NATO and Genocide

(From June 8,, 2024) Libertarian presidential candidate Chase Oliver may be a long shot, but he sees himself as having one key advantage over former President Donald Trump and incumbent President Joe Biden—his age.

The 38-year-old Georgia native is less than half the age of both of the dominant candidates, as Trump is 77 and Biden is 81. Even when broadening the field to include fellow third-party contenders Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (70), Jill Stein (74) and Cornel West (71), Oliver is still decades younger—a fact he's hoping can boost his campaign with millennial and Gen Z voters.

"It's time for our generation to really rise up," he told Newsweek in an exclusive interview.

Oliver believes that Americans should have the maximum freedom over their own lives without government interference. In his view, drugs should be decriminalized, people should have "bodily autonomy" to make their own health care decisions in consultation with their doctors, and the constitutional right to have guns should "not be infringed.""I hesitate to even call them progressive," Sanders told Newsweek, describing these proposals as "common sense" ideas.

The Libertarian candidate also wants the U.S. to withdraw from NATO and bring home American troops stationed overseas, while doing away with military aid to foreign nations. That includes Israel, which Oliver says is currently committing a "genocide" in Gaza. He also hopes to phase out Medicare and Social Security, saying these programs are not sustainable given the national debt currently stands near $35 trillion. (READ MORE at Newsweek)