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 presidentAmerican 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...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/29/trump-mental-physical-health