As House Speaker Paul Ryan prepares to shoot down presidential rumors yet again, here's an old C-SPAN clip of one of the first times he was asked that question — as a congressman-elect in November 1998.
His answer, at age 28, was much simpler: "I'm not old enough."
"I'm not old enough"-Wisconsin Rep-Elect @PRyan on @cspanwj in 1998 on running for President https://t.co/I8ct49iZa7 pic.twitter.com/wi8gmO0pGs
— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) April 12, 2016