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McConnell reportedly not suffering from stroke or seizures, says Capitol doctor (www.npr.org)

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A new letter from the Capitol's attending physician says the Senate minority leader is not suffering from a seizure disorder, short strokes known as TIA or movement issues like Parkinson's disease.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

... is this the same doctor who said that trump was the fittest person to ever hold the presidency?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, he's in fucking Congress now.

[–] StandingCat 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Im not sure I understand how to read this.

The doctor is in congress? The doctor is congress’ doctor? The doctor is fucking congress?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Ronny Jackson was the White House doctor during Trump's presidency, who said he was the fittest president and that he had "good genes". He is now a congressional representative for Texas.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

No, the attending physician of the US Congress is Dr. Brian Monahan who was nominated for the position by Obama in 2009. But that doesn't preclude him from being just as much of a liar as "Dr." Ronny Jackson.