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-1/ **More than 400 doctors and health professionals called on Trump to release his medical records**, questioning his mental and physical fitness to serve. “With no recent disclosure of health information from Donald Trump, we are left to extrapolate from public appearances,” their letter states. “And on that front, Trump is falling concerningly short of any standard of fitness for office and displaying alarming characteristics of declining acuity.” The letter adds that Trump is 78 years old and would be the oldest president if he win. But at a campaign event Sunday, Trump denied being close to 80 years old or having any cognitive issues. “I’m not 80, and I’m not that close to 80,” said Trump, who is 20 months away from turning 80. “I’ve done cognitive tests. I’ve done them twice, and I aced both of them, and the doctor in one case said, ‘I’ve never seen anybody ace them.’” Following a series meandering, unhinged, and nonsensical public appearances, a psychiatrist who helped craft the 1973 “Goldwater rule” that has kept mental health professionals from opining about Trump for nearly a decade said he’d recommend a dementia test for Trump. Allen Dyer, a retired George Washington University psychiatry professor, said Trump’s recent behavior warrants medical evaluation because "he seems to be progressively cognitively impaired." ([Mother Jones](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/doctors-harris-trump-records-fitness-health/) / [HuffPost](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-goldwater-dementia_n_6716c72be4b011ffe51780f3) / [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/20/us/politics/trump-meandering-remarks.html))
+1/ **More than 400 doctors and health professionals called on Trump to release his medical records**, questioning his mental and physical fitness to serve. “With no recent disclosure of health information from Donald Trump, we are left to extrapolate from public appearances,” their letter states. “And on that front, Trump is falling concerningly short of any standard of fitness for office and displaying alarming characteristics of declining acuity.” The letter adds that Trump is 78 years old and would be the oldest president if he wins. But at a campaign event Sunday, Trump denied being close to 80 years old or having any cognitive issues. “I’m not 80, and I’m not that close to 80,” said Trump, who is 20 months away from turning 80. “I’ve done cognitive tests. I’ve done them twice, and I aced both of them, and the doctor in one case said, ‘I’ve never seen anybody ace them.’” Following a series of meandering, unhinged, and nonsensical public appearances, a psychiatrist who helped craft the 1973 “Goldwater rule” that has kept mental health professionals from opining about Trump for nearly a decade said he’d recommend a dementia test for Trump. Allen Dyer, a retired George Washington University psychiatry professor, said Trump’s recent behavior warrants medical evaluation because "he seems to be progressively cognitively impaired." ([Mother Jones](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/doctors-harris-trump-records-fitness-health/) / [HuffPost](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-goldwater-dementia_n_6716c72be4b011ffe51780f3) / [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/20/us/politics/trump-meandering-remarks.html))
 
 * **🔊 What’s Wrong With Donald Trump?** ([New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/opinion/donald-trump-ezra-klein-podcast.html))
 
-2/ **Trump has made more than 100 threats to investigate, prosecute, imprison, or punish his perceived opponents since 2022**. As part of a campaign to exact “retribution," Trump has repeatedly threatened to use federal law enforcement to prosecute Harris and Biden, as well as the prosecutors, judges and courtroom staff connected to the prosecutions against him for election interference, illegally retaining classified documents, and business fraud, promised televised military tribunals, and suggested he’d imprison journalists. Legal experts say they’re few guardrails preventing Trump from pursuing his plans, and in about a [dozen cases](https://www.justsecurity.org/98703/chronology-trump-justice-department/), the Justice Department followed through and initiated investigations at his request. ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2024/10/21/nx-s1-5134924/trump-election-2024-kamala-harris-elizabeth-cheney-threat-civil-liberties))
+2/ **Trump has made more than 100 threats to investigate, prosecute, imprison, or punish his perceived opponents since 2022**. As part of a campaign to exact “retribution," Trump has repeatedly threatened to use federal law enforcement to prosecute Harris and Biden, as well as the prosecutors, judges and courtroom staff connected to the prosecutions against him for election interference, illegally retaining classified documents, and business fraud, promised televised military tribunals, and suggested he’d imprison journalists. Legal experts say there are few guardrails preventing Trump from pursuing his plans, and in about a [dozen cases](https://www.justsecurity.org/98703/chronology-trump-justice-department/), the Justice Department followed through and initiated investigations at his request. ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2024/10/21/nx-s1-5134924/trump-election-2024-kamala-harris-elizabeth-cheney-threat-civil-liberties))
 
 * **💡 Why should I care?** Trump’s rhetoric and proposed actions, if realized, would impact every American by weakening the democratic foundations that ensure fairness and accountability in government. Imagine a world where political disagreements aren’t settled through debate, but by jailing opponents and silencing critics through fear. It goes beyond Trump or his political enemies – it could set a dangerous precedent for future leaders to abuse their power. The liberties we take for granted – free speech, due process, peaceful political competition—could be eroded. This would affect not just the politically active but all citizens, as dissent becomes dangerous and civic engagement declines under the threat of government retribution. The legal system, too, would become a tool of partisan warfare, not justice. For anyone who values democracy and individual rights, this shift would have profound personal and societal consequences.