Greater than 230 docs, nurses and different well being care professionals are calling on former President Trump to launch his medical information after Vice President Kamala Harris did so.
In an open letter dated Oct. 13, first reported by CBS Information, the well being care suppliers increase considerations about Trump’s superior age and argue that the 78-year-old Republican nominee ought to be clear about his well being and medical historical past.
“On August 20, Donald Trump said he would ‘very gladly’ release his medical records. In the 55 days since, he has yet to do so,” the letter states. “With no recent disclosure of health information from Donald Trump, we are left to extrapolate from public appearances. And on that front, Trump is falling concerningly short of any standard of fitness for office and displaying alarming characteristics of declining acuity.”
Many of the signatories assist Harris for president. The letter asserts that Trump seems to “ramble, meander, and crudely lash out at his many perceived grievances” throughout his marketing campaign occasions and questions whether or not this conduct is the results of cognitive adjustments related to outdated age.
Vice President Kamala Harris (left) and former President Donald Trump, the 2024 U.S. presidential candidates. (Getty Photos)
“The American people deserve to have confidence in their elected officials’ mental and physical capacity to do the jobs that they’ve elected them to do. Trump ought to be going above and beyond to provide transparency on his physical health and mental acuity, given his advancing age.”
The letter comes whereas Harris is goading Trump into releasing his well being info after the White Home put out a “Healthcare Statement” on Saturday that declared her to be in “excellent health.”
Trump, the GOP nominee, has not but launched updated well being info forward of the 2024 presidential election. (Spencer Platt/Getty Photos)
The assertion from Harris’ physician additionally indicated she had her most up-to-date annual bodily examination in April of this 12 months. Trump launched his personal well being information whereas campaigning in 2016, and as soon as he took over the White Home he continued the development. In August, with the 2024 election rapidly approaching, Trump informed CBS Information that he would launch up to date medical information to the general public. Nonetheless, he has but to take action, with roughly three weeks till Election Day.
“He won’t put out his medical records,” Harris mentioned Monday morning throughout an interview with podcast host Roland Martin. She additionally slammed Trump for refusing to debate a second time and questioned why Trump’s “staff” wouldn’t enable him to do an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes,” significantly when it’s custom for each presidential candidates to do a sit down with the present.
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Harris on Saturday launched an in depth assertion of her well being and medical information in an effort to distinction herself with Trump. (AP Picture/Susan Walsh)
“It may be because they think he’s just not ready and unfit and unstable and should not have that level of transparency for the American people,” Harris steered.
The Trump marketing campaign responded by stating a number of occasions the previous president has voluntarily launched updates about his well being. In addition they famous that he shared information from a July screening performed by Dr. Ronny Jackson, a former White Home doctor turned GOP congressman, following the second assassination try on his life.
“All have concluded [Trump] is in perfect and excellent health to be Commander in Chief,” mentioned Trump marketing campaign spokesman Steven Cheung. “He has maintained an extremely busy and active campaign schedule unlike any other in political history.” In the meantime, Cheung slammed Harris as being “unable to keep up with demands of campaigning,” arguing that in comparison with Trump her schedule “is much lighter because, it is said, she does not have the stamina of President Trump.”
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Trump himself reacted to Harris’ medical assertion on social media, calling it “really bad.”
“With all of the problems that she has, there is a real question as to whether or not she should be running for President!” he wrote. “MY REPORT IS PERFECT – NO PROBLEMS!!!”
Fox Information Digital’s Alec Schemmel contributed to this report.
