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3. The essay says "even if you posit that a president has a mental disorder

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 11:34 AM

Feb 2017

...that in itself may say little about his fitness to serve. After all, Lincoln had severe depression. Theodore Roosevelt was probably bipolar. Ulysses S. Grant was an alcoholic."

And none of them had access to the nuclear codes.

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Is It Time to Call Trump Mentally Ill? [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2017 OP

everybody I know has for a couple years now! putitinD Feb 2017 #1

It might be safer to say, "emotionally disturbed" ginnyinWI Feb 2017 #2

Psychopath / Antisocial personality disorder pat_k Feb 2017 #5

The essay says "even if you posit that a president has a mental disorder Demit Feb 2017 #3

Shrub was a drunk......Nixon retreated into the bottle more and more in his 2nd term.. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 #4