Biden follows presidential precedent by keeping his health under wraps
by Naomi Lim, Political Reporter |
| May 26, 2021 05:00 AM
President Joe Biden is keeping his campaign promise to be cagey about his health as the White House dithers on the patient in chief's next doctor's visit.
Biden, who at 78 was the oldest U.S. commander in chief to be inaugurated, has not updated his public medical records since December 2019, and pressure is mounting on the White House to disclose more about his health.
Despite calls for more transparency, secrecy regarding presidential health is a political norm that spans chief executives of both parties, according to historian and author David Pietrusza.
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