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No president should assume office without a 'fitness for duty' exam

  • Written by Bandy X. Lee, Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University
The current and former presidents at the funeral for George H.W. Bush in WashingtonAP/Carolyn Kaster

Since the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency, mental health professionals have come forth in historically unprecedented ways to warn against entrusting the U.S. presidency to someone who exhibits what we have called his...

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