Trump mental fitness test ruled out by White House
Donald Trump’s scheduled medical exam this week won’t include a psychiatric evaluation, the White House said today as questions mount over the US president’s mental fitness.
Responding to queries on the subject, spokesman Hogan Gidley said simply: “No.”
“He’s sharp as a tack,” Gidley told reporters on board Air Force One. Trump, 71, will be examined at the Walter Reed military hospital in a Washington suburb Friday and the results are set to be made public.
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump published a letter by his long term doctor Harold Bornstein that stated he was in “excellent physical health.” Bornstein had previously written about Trump’s health in glowing terms, stating in 2015 he would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”
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MUELLER PROBE WANTS TRUMP INTERVIEW
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team of investigators has expressed interest in speaking with Trump as its investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the president’s election campaign looks set to reach right into the Oval Office, it emerged on Monday.
No details are set at this stage, including a date for any possible interview, the scope of questions or even whether an interview will take place, a person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Trump has insisted there was “no collusion” between his campaign team and Russia. AGENCIES