Dozens of experts urge doctor to examine Trump's neurological health during physical
More than 70 psychologists, psychiatrists and others note the president's 'declining faculties for complex thought.'
By MATTHEW NUSSBAUM
01/11/2018 07:00 PM EST
A group of more than 70 psychologists, psychiatrists and mental health professionals sent a letter to President Donald Trump’s physician on Thursday, imploring him to include an evaluation of the president’s neurological health in a physical examination scheduled for Friday.
The White House has said tests of mental fitness will not be part of the president’s physical. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Thursday that the physician, Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, would issue a statement following the exam and answer questions from the media next week.
A president's cognitive functions are not typically tested during a physical, though such tests are advised for people Trump’s age — 71 — during annual checkups.
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