This article exposes the historical lack of transparency regarding US presidents' health, from FDR to Biden, and raises urgent concerns about Donald Trump's current physical and mental fitness, citing public observations, his recent hospital visit, and his history as an unreliable narrator. It advocates for mandatory public health reporting for all presidents.
The article critically examines the long-standing issue of transparency regarding US presidents' health, citing historical examples like Franklin D. Roosevelt's concealed polio, John F. Kennedy's hidden back pain, and Joe Biden's age-related decline. It then focuses on current concerns about Donald Trump's physical and mental health, noting a lack of official information despite numerous public observations. These concerns include his late-night social media rants, apocalyptic threats, increased nastiness towards reporters, appearing to fall asleep in public, deep bruises on his hands, extensive 'executive time,' and increasingly erratic speech tangents. The article highlights Trump's unreliability as a narrator, contrasting his claims of 'PERFECTLY' checked health after a recent hospital visit with his history of false statements and his status as the oldest person ever elected US president. It argues that given the immense power of the presidency and public concern (fewer than half of US adults believe Trump is fit), mandatory public reporting on presidential health, both physical and mental, should be the rule, not the exception, to ensure competence and accountability.
