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submitted 2 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

More than 230 doctors, nurses and health care professionals are calling on former President Donald Trump to release his medical records, arguing that he should be transparent about his health "given his advancing age."

"Trump is falling concerningly short of any standard of fitness for office and displaying alarming characteristics of declining acuity," the 238 signatories wrote in a letter dated Oct. 13 and first obtained by CBS News. "In the limited opportunities we can examine his behavior, he's providing a deeply concerning snapshot."

The letter was organized by the group "Doctors for Harris," which is unaffiliated with Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign. The doctors and nurses note that presidential candidates have traditionally disclosed their medical records, including Arizona Sen. John McCain, who did so during his 2008 presidential campaign. In his 2020 race against President Biden, Trump released results of his physical in the June before Election Day.


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[-] superkret@feddit.org 67 points 2 months ago

He'll release them right after his tax records and healthcare plan.

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

Ah, so he has a concept of a healthy lifestyle!

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 18 points 2 months ago

Well, his healthcare plan is just to get rid of the ACA.

Boy, will all the Trumpers be confused when they can't get coverage for pre-existing conditions. And those fuckers are full of them lmao.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 39 points 2 months ago

Pfft. Make it 230,000 - same result.

[-] simplejack@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago

Has had several doctors release bullshit health reports.

Remember this guy?

[-] krashmo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

This kind of thing doesn't normally bother me but I'm really upset by the fact that every one of those picture frames is crooked.

[-] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

I'll just skip to the end of the page on how this ends: he doesn't and won't.

[-] negativenull@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

He needs to release his long form birth certificate as well.

[-] meeeeetch@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Duck a birth certificate. Show me the clock he drew

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

He didn't do it 8 years ago, or 4 years ago, surely he will do it this time!

[-] akilou@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

We're gonna need more than "more than 230"

[-] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

He has concepts of a medical record.

[-] EmpireInDecay@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 months ago

Who cares, it's not like it would be a true assessment of his health condition.

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