The following article by Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker was posted on the Washington Post website January 8, 2018:
As some critics question President Trump’s mental fitness, many psychiatrists are being reminded of the Goldwater Rule. Here’s what you need to know about it. (Elyse Samuels/The Washington Post)
The White House is struggling to contain the national discussion about President Trump’s mental acuity and fitness for the job, which has overshadowed the administration’s agenda for the past week.
Trump publicly waded into the debate spawned by a new book, “Fire and Fury” — Michael Wolff’s inside account of the presidency — over the weekend by claiming on Twitter that he is “like, really smart” and “a very stable genius.” In doing so, the president underscored his administration’s response strategy — by being forceful and combative — while also undermining it by gleefully entering a debate his aides have tried to avoid. Continue reading “s The White House struggles to silence talk of Trump’s mental fitness”