Does Anyone Here Think They'll Use Trump's Medical Results To Invoke.....

[global1]

the 25th? Declare Trump unfit to serve out his term. Use his results to also declare him incompetent to be interogated by Mueller and maybe even to avoid any consequences for any crimes Mueller comes up with. Trump walks away free. Pence pardons the rest of the group and the Repugs continue on their merry way to take apart our democracy.

[Cattledog]

1. They will only release the parts they want.

Probably a simple statement of overall health.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. They said on MSNBC tonight that the exam wouldn't contain a "mental" component

I'm just wondering what excuse he'll use to get out of the physical exam. He seems to have a history of forgetting what he's announced he'll do...

[democratisphere]

3. Not a chance in this hell!

There MUST be another way Robert Mueller!

[Cartoonist]

4. No one will see the results

Trump will say he passed with flying colors. "I'm healthier than Obama!"

[Arkansas Granny]

5. As long as they can use him to move their agenda along

they won't do anything. Remember, Mitch says he'll sign anything they put in front of him.

[ollie10]

8. Yeah....but so would Pence sign anything they put in front of him

[Arkansas Granny]

21. Pence doesn't have the same entertainment value as Trump. I don't think they could get Pence

to tweet some of the outrageous stuff that Trump does. His tweets keep everyone talking about Trump instead of focusing on what is really going on in Washington.

[ollie10]

22. Good point!

[Mike Nelson]

6. They will...

...take his blood pressure. The White House will release an edited statement bragging about his physical fitness - they will wonder why he doesn't try out for the Olympics.

[janterry]

7. No

but the MD could make pointed referrals. H/she might also be able to make enough observations to make a neuro recommendations.

[Luciferous]

9. Nope

[oberliner]

10. No

That will never happen.

[titaniumsalute]

11. No one will ever see the negative parts of the results

[Dave Starsky]

17. We never heard about Kennedy's or Reagan's health problems.

And they were significant, even life threatening.

We will never hear about Trump's, either.. Be prepared to be told that Trump is the healthiest American since Jack LaLanne.

[titaniumsalute]

18. Yup!

[Crabby Appleton]

12. No

That's not going to happen.

[milestogo]

13. No.

[D_Master81]

14. Doubtful

Nothing will get released and Trump will tweet that the Dr told him he's the healthiest 71 year old man he's ever seen.

[onenote]

15. Not a chance.

First, the exam does not typically include a thorough psychological exam. At most it tests some basic neurological functions. Here's an example of one of Obama's exam results.http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/papers_pdf/122456.pdf

Second, the constitutional standard is that the president be unable to discharge the duties of the office. Trump can discharge his duties and is doing so. The fact that he does so in an unpresidential style and with policy objectives we can't stand doesn't make him incapable of performing his duties (which, as specified in the constitution, include signing or vetoing legislation, appointing cabinet members, ambassadors, judges, etc.) and delivering a state of the union message (which can be in writing) to the Congress.

Third, given the above, it's impossible to see Pence and half the cabinet publicly pushing for his removal (Pence has too much ambition to alienate the Trump base and probably feels like there's a good chance Trump won't run for reelection in 2020). Nor is it remotely likely that 2/3 of the House and Senate would vote to remove Trump since that would require a significant number of republicans to go along and they won't do so.

Short of Trump having a stroke or some other medical incident that literally puts him out of commission, talk about the 25th amendment is just a pipe dream.

[marylandblue]

16. Hope springs eternal for me

[Agschmid]

19. No.

[Sunlei]

20. no, because his mental health won't be examined. Republicans wanted a president like trump.

He's the best RW patsy ever, firmly addicted to fox propaganda. Easy to manipulate into signing anything Republican party wants.

[salin]

23. Hell I think that if he stroked out - they'd attempt a 'Weekend at Bernie's" escapade

Okay, not really, but just about that desperate to keep him in power and his base fired up.

[NurseJackie]

24. The "report" will resemble Trump's abbreviated Daily Briefing. Merely descriptive title...

... with a couple of bullet points.

[dalton99a]

25. Zero chance. Nil.

[onecaliberal]

26. No and I dont expect dump to actually share the results of his physical.

[wiggs]

27. Only if accompanied by a 'deal'. Mueller stops. 500 million changes hands. He has to

be able to declare a win.

[WillowTree]

28. He's having a medical exam, not a psych evaluation.

[CanonRay]

29. No

He'll be pronounced reasonably healthy for a 71 year old, or you will hear nothing at all because of "privacy".

[GallopingGhost]

30. With a top notch

MD like he's got? No way!

His results will be perfect!

*It should be noted that MD stands for medical doctor (using the term loosely), not McDonald's*

[Irish_Dem]

31. Unlikely. nt