Democrat behind ‘Stable Genius Act’ pleased by Trump’s exam

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President Trump’s medical exam boosted the need to pass legislation that would require presidential candidates to publicly release such information ahead of the election, said the Democratic lawmaker who introduced the “Stable Genius Act.”

“It actually bolstered my case for the legislation because it seemed pretty simple for him to give a physical as well as a cognitive examination, so there is absolutely no reason why in the future presidential nominees of both parties couldn’t go through the same examination with the same admiral doctor who was in charge of providing the healthcare for our president,” Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., told the Washington Examiner.

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