DOGE: The Truth Behind 20-Year-Old American Geniuses…It’s Historic!

I’ve seen just about more than I can tolerate of half-wits criticizing Elon Musk’s team of 20-year-old geniuses….so it’s time I finally write this article.

The irony of dimwitted reporters in their 40s criticizing 20-year old geniuses is really quite something, akin to the overweight middle-aged guy who has accomplished not much in life, sitting comatose in his BarcaLounger each weekend with his gut hanging out the side of his pants, nacho cheese dripping off the unkempt goatee on his face, while he burps and yells at the TV screen about how he could play the football game better than Tom Brady.

Absolutely idiotic.

So it’s time to address this once and for all….

Because not only are these people idiotic, but they simply don’t know their history.  Not even close.

We all know our Country was founded by geniuses, I think that probably is undebatable at this point.

Crafting documents like the Declaration of Independence and especially the Constitution and Bill of Rights that have somehow held up for nearly 250 years.

Durable enough to last, but flexible enough to adapt with changing times.

They worked when we were a nation largely unexplored, without indoor plumbing and travel by horse and buggy was considered a luxury….

….and they still work today in the age of Artificial Intelligence, robots, electric cars, the Internet and everything else.

It’s actually quite literally a miracle that one document could hold up for all those centuries and to do it so incredibly well.

That’s why many people believe the founding of this Country and the creation of those founding documents was “providentially” provided by nothing less than the hand of God.

And I would agree with those people.

But even when the hand of God is at work, he always works THROUGH PEOPLE.

That’s how he did it in Bible times and it’s still how he works today.

So allow me to introduce you to those people….

Oh sure, you probably know many of these names, but did you know these were not 50 or 60 year old men?

I know we think of them with that silly white permed hair, but did you know most of them were in their 20s and 30s when they founded this country?

Alexander Hamilton was an aide-de-camp for General George Washington at 20.

At 24, he commanded the attack that won the Battle of Yorktown and secured American independence.

At 29, he wrote the final report of the Annapolis Convention, which put out the call for a new…

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 20, 2025

Alexander Hamilton was an aide-de-camp for General George Washington at 20.

At 24, he commanded the attack that won the Battle of Yorktown and secured American independence.

At 29, he wrote the final report of the Annapolis Convention, which put out the call for a new Constitutional Convention for America.

At 30, he was the only man from New York to sign the Constitution, and wrote the Federalist Papers.

So tell me, why exactly can’t Elon Musk recruit genius 20-somethings to help fix America’s broken government?

Gee, you could almost call them…..20-year old geniuses huh?

History repeating itself folks.

In fact, here’s a larger list of our Founding Fathers with their ages at the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence:

Founding Fathers in Their 20s or 30s in 1776 (Declaration of Independence)

Signers of the Declaration of Independence

• Thomas Jefferson – Age 33 (Born April 13, 1743)
  Primary author of the Declaration of Independence.

• Edward Rutledge – Age 26 (Born November 23, 1749)
  Youngest signer of the Declaration.

  

• Thomas Lynch, Jr. – Age 26 (Born August 5, 1749)
  Tied with Rutledge as the youngest signer.

• Benjamin Rush – Age 30 (Born December 24, 1745)
  Signer of the Declaration; physician and revolutionary advocate.

• Thomas Heyward, Jr. – Age 30 (Born July 28, 1746)
  Signer of the Declaration.

• Elbridge Gerry – Age 32 (Born July 17, 1744)
  Signer of the Declaration; later opposed the Constitution.

• James Wilson – Age 33 (Born September 14, 1742)
  Signer of the Declaration; later a key framer of the Constitution.

• Arthur Middleton – Age 34 (Born June 26, 1742)
  Signer of the Declaration.

• Samuel Chase – Age 35 (Born April 17, 1741)
  Signer of the Declaration.

• William Paca – Age 35 (Born October 31, 1740)
  Signer of the Declaration.

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• John Penn – Age 36 (Born May 17, 1740)
  Signer of the Declaration.

• Thomas Stone – Age ~33 (Born ~1743, exact date uncertain)
  Signer of the Declaration.

• Carter Braxton – Age 39 (Born September 10, 1736)
  Signer of the Declaration.

• Charles Carroll of Carrollton – Age 38 (Born September 19, 1737)
  Signer of the Declaration; wealthy Catholic leader.

• John Hancock – Age 39 (Born January 23, 1737)
  President of the Continental Congress; known for his prominent signature.

Revolutionary Figures (Not Signers of the Declaration)

• John Jay – Age 30 (Born December 12, 1745)
  Key revolutionary diplomat; drafted New York’s constitution in 1777.

• Thomas Paine – Age 39 (Born February 9, 1737)
  Author of Common Sense (1776), which galvanized support for independence.

• Aaron Burr – Age 20 (Born February 6, 1756)
  Revolutionary War soldier; later a political figure but not directly involved in 1776 documents.

• Alexander Hamilton – Age 21 or 23 (Born January 11, 1755 or 1757, disputed)
  Revolutionary War officer; influential in later founding events (see 1787).

• James Madison – Age 25 (Born March 16, 1751)
  Not yet prominent but active in Virginia’s revolutionary government; played a key role in 1787.

• James Monroe – Age 18 (Born April 28, 1758)
  Revolutionary War soldier; later a key statesman but not yet a major figure in 1776.

• John Marshall – Age 20 (Born September 24, 1755)
  Revolutionary War soldier; later a major figure as Chief Justice, but not prominent in 1776.

And here is an expanded list of every single signer of the Declaration of Independence:

Signers of the Declaration of Independence

(Alphabetical by Last Name)

• John Adams (Massachusetts) – Age 40 (Born October 30, 1735)
• Samuel Adams (Massachusetts) – Age 53 (Born September 27, 1722)
• Josiah Bartlett (New Hampshire) – Age 46 (Born November 21, 1729)
• Carter Braxton (Virginia) – Age 39 (Born September 10, 1736)
• Charles Carroll of Carrollton (Maryland) – Age 38 (Born September 19, 1737)
• Samuel Chase (Maryland) – Age 35 (Born April 17, 1741)
• Abraham Clark (New Jersey) – Age 50 (Born February 15, 1726)
• George Clymer (Pennsylvania) – Age 37 (Born March 16, 1739)
• William Ellery (Rhode Island) – Age 48 (Born December 22, 1727)
• William Floyd (New York) – Age 41 (Born December 17, 1734)
• Benjamin Franklin (Pennsylvania) – Age 70 (Born January 17, 1706)
• Elbridge Gerry (Massachusetts) – Age 32 (Born July 17, 1744) (Signed later, likely after August 2)
• Button Gwinnett (Georgia) – Age ~41 (Born ~1735, exact date uncertain)
• Lyman Hall (Georgia) – Age 52 (Born April 12, 1724)
• John Hancock (Massachusetts) – Age 39 (Born January 23, 1737)
• Benjamin Harrison (Virginia) – Age ~50 (Born ~April 5, 1726, exact date uncertain)
• John Hart (New Jersey) – Age ~65 (Born ~1711, exact date uncertain)
• Thomas Heyward, Jr. (South Carolina) – Age 30 (Born July 28, 1746)
• Joseph Hewes (North Carolina) – Age 46 (Born January 23, 1730)
• Stephen Hopkins (Rhode Island) – Age 69 (Born March 7, 1707)
• Francis Hopkinson (New Jersey) – Age 38 (Born September 21, 1737)
• Samuel Huntington (Connecticut) – Age 45 (Born July 16, 1731)
• Thomas Jefferson (Virginia) – Age 33 (Born April 13, 1743)
• Francis Lightfoot Lee (Virginia) – Age 41 (Born October 14, 1734)
• Richard Henry Lee (Virginia) – Age 44 (Born January 20, 1732)
• Francis Lewis (New York) – Age 63 (Born March 21, 1713)
• Philip Livingston (New York) – Age 60 (Born January 15, 1716)
• Thomas Lynch, Jr. (South Carolina) – Age 26 (Born August 5, 1749)
• Thomas McKean (Delaware) – Age 42 (Born March 19, 1734) (Signed later, possibly as late as 1777)
• Arthur Middleton (South Carolina) – Age 34 (Born June 26, 1742)
• Lewis Morris (New York) – Age 50 (Born April 8, 1726 (Signed later))
• Robert Morris (Pennsylvania) – Age ~42 (Born ~January 20, 1734, exact date uncertain)
• John Morton (Pennsylvania) – Age ~52 (Born ~1724, exact date uncertain)
• Thomas Nelson, Jr. (Virginia) – Age 37 (Born December 26, 1738)
• William Paca (Maryland) – Age 35 (Born October 31, 1740)
• Robert Treat Paine (Massachusetts) – Age 45 (Born March 11, 1731)
• John Penn (North Carolina) – Age 36 (Born May 17, 1740)
• George Read (Delaware) – Age 42 (Born September 18, 1733)
• Caesar Rodney (Delaware) – Age 47 (Born October 7, 1728)
• George Ross (Pennsylvania) – Age 46 (Born May 10, 1730)
• Benjamin Rush (Pennsylvania) – Age 30 (Born December 24, 1745)
• Edward Rutledge (South Carolina) – Age 26 (Born November 23, 1749)
• Roger Sherman (Connecticut) – Age 55 (Born April 19, 1721)
• James Smith (Pennsylvania) – Age ~57 (Born ~1719, exact date uncertain)
• Richard Stockton (New Jersey) – Age 45 (Born October 1, 1730)
• Thomas Stone (Maryland) – Age ~33 (Born ~1743, exact date uncertain)
• George Taylor (Pennsylvania) – Age ~60 (Born ~1716, exact date uncertain)
• Matthew Thornton (New Hampshire) – Age ~62 (Born ~1714, exact date uncertain) (Signed later)
• George Walton (Georgia) – Age ~35 (Born ~1741, exact date uncertain)
• William Whipple (New Hampshire) – Age 46 (Born January 14, 1730)
• William Williams (Connecticut) – Age 45 (Born April 23, 1731)
• James Wilson (Pennsylvania) – Age 33 (Born September 14, 1742)
• John Witherspoon (New Jersey) – Age 53 (Born February 5, 1723)
• Oliver Wolcott (Connecticut) – Age 49 (Born November 20, 1726) (Signed later)
• George Wythe (Virginia) – Age ~50 (Born ~1726, exact date uncertain)

Not a single Octogenarian in the entire bunch!

Ben Franklin was the oldest of all of them, clocking in at age 70.

In fact, there were only 12 signers age 50 or older:

• Benjamin Franklin – 70
• Stephen Hopkins – 69
• John Hart – ~65
• Francis Lewis – 63
• Matthew Thornton – ~62 (Signed later)
• Philip Livingston – 60
• George Taylor – ~60
• James Smith – ~57
• Roger Sherman – 55
• Samuel Adams – 53
• John Witherspoon – 53
• Lyman Hall – 52

So the next time someone wants to attack Elon Musk and his 20-year-old geniuses, just politely tell them they don’t know their history and then show them this article.