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kentuck

(115,685 posts)
Tue May 26, 2026, 09:46 PM 23 hrs ago

If the President is ill, do the people have a right to know? [View all]

Up to Trump, most candidates for the White House took a physical which the public knew about. But now, we don't know what condition that Trump may be in. His ankles swell up and he falls asleep, maybe due to lack of oxygen to his heart, might indicate a serious heart problem? I am not a doctor, so I only report what I have read.

But, it is a serious question. In my opinion, the people do have the right to know if their president is incapacitated with some serious health problem.

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Absolutely... FalloutShelter 23 hrs ago #1
Yes ... oldsoldierfadingfast 23 hrs ago #2
That is why I tell everyone he is syphilitic displacedvermoter 23 hrs ago #3
The 47th President's body is going to 86 itself. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 23 hrs ago #4
Yes, but historically presidents' health problems have been either minimized or concealed altogether. Ocelot II 23 hrs ago #5
I can see the empathy and concern for some past Presidents will keep their health conditions out of the news. Aussie105 23 hrs ago #6
Yes. Unless it greatly impacts/threatens National Security rpannier 23 hrs ago #7
Trump's mental health.. Escape 22 hrs ago #8
Yes. Baitball Blogger 22 hrs ago #9
Hell no......nobody questions the 🍊🐖💩 dictator kimbutgar 22 hrs ago #10
Given that JD Vance is the vice-president... Morbius 22 hrs ago #11
The issue was settled with Eisenhower. DURHAM D 22 hrs ago #12
Not really. JFK's serious health issues were never disclosed Ocelot II 22 hrs ago #14
repukes certainly think so when a Dem is president Skittles 22 hrs ago #13
Yes, both a right to know AND a need to know. He's running our country Marie Marie 22 hrs ago #15
It is obvious the president has serious mental & physical problems. BarbD 22 hrs ago #16
He isn't "ill" in the sense of something like cancer, Parkinson's etc. Bluetus 22 hrs ago #17
If what you're saying here is true - and I have no reason to believe that it is not - hamsterjill 21 hrs ago #20
Mental illness is completely different from physical illness Bluetus 10 hrs ago #22
I wish I could rec this more than once MustLoveBeagles 7 hrs ago #23
Of course, we as taxpayers deserve to know about the health of our elected leaders. SWBTATTReg 21 hrs ago #18
All of Franklin Roosevelt's doctors knew he was in heart failure when he ran for a 4th term. NNadir 21 hrs ago #19
Being serious now ... oldsoldierfadingfast 19 hrs ago #21
Absolutely MustLoveBeagles 7 hrs ago #24
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