re: #34 lawhawk

You’d think… except that knowing everything we know about the Trump cabal, they’ll try to avoid any admission that Donny’s suffering from Alzheimers and has been for years - especially during the campaign when he’d lie and forget what he said minutes ago.

His followers wouldn’t care (and would promptly state with glee that a guy with Alzheimers beat Clinton).

While you’d also think that the docs at Walter Reed would be the ones caring for him, I’m not sure that is a requirement and the president could find his own personal docs to bury any evidence that he’s shot.

It would take an admission that he’s suffering from mental illness or Alzheimers for the 25th (Clause 4) to kick in - pushing Pence to the forefront as acting POTUS.

It all depends on who gets appointed Physician to the President. Typically it is a doctor in the military (those in private practice don’t like the idea of having to shut down their practice for 4-8 years). The last time a non-military doctor held the position was during the first Bush Administration - and he was assisted by an Army doctor in running the White House Medical Office.