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Trump should come clean about his all-too-obvious decline | Margaret Sullivan
The public is concerned. Fewer than half of US adults believe that Trump now possesses the mental acuity or physical health to be an effective president American presidents don’t have a stellar record of transparency about their health problems. After a polio diagnosis that caused paralysis of his lower body, Franklin Delano Roosevelt used a wheelchair to get around, but went to great lengths to conceal it from the public. John F Kennedy suffered debilitating back pain , but most Americans never had a clue, seeing only a vigorous and youthful politician. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Trump should come clean about his all-too-obvious decline | Margaret Sullivan, The public is concerned. Fewer than half of US adults believe that Trump now possesses the mental acuity or physical health to be an effective president American presidents don’t have a stellar record of transparency about their health problems. After a polio diagnosis that caused paralysis of his lower body, Franklin Delano Roosevelt used a wheelchair to get around, but went to great lengths to conceal it from the public. John F Kennedy suffered debilitating back pain , but most Americans never had a clue, seeing only a vigorous and youthful politician. Continue reading…
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- Trump should come clean about his all-too-obvious decline | Margaret SullivanThe Guardian - 2026-05-29T11:00:48+00:00
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