Presidential Health: Who Determines When a President Is Unfit to Serve?
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Dan SallyPublished: 20 May, 2025
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At the time of this recording on Friday, May 16, Joe Biden's cancer prognosis handn't been revealed, yet stories had already emerged revealing just how far Biden’s inner circle went to conceal his cognitive decline during the final years of his presidency.
This raised the question: Are there any real safeguards for removing a president who is no longer fit to serve?
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