I, for one, am glad that he is getting the medical care he needs. I just wish he would respect our nation enough to admit his frailties and step down. Yes, I realize that some want him to remain the candidate because Trump would have an easier time beating him, but I’m more concerned about our nation having an addled invalid at the helm.
An expert on Parkinson’s disease visited the White House eight times over an eight-month span between last July and March of this year, including one visit with the president’s personal physician, according to White House visitor logs.
The doctor, Kevin Cannard, is a neurologist and “movement disorders specialist” who works at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. According to the logs, prior to July 2023 he had visited the White House only once, in November 2022.
The White House would not confirm if he was advising on the president’s personal care, saying only in a statement “a wide variety of specialists from the Walter Reed system visit the White House complex to treat thousands of military personnel who work on the grounds.”
-“a wide variety of specialists from the Walter Reed system visit the White House complex to treat thousands of military personnel who work on the grounds.”
The White House medical unit is run by military personnel, but certainly not for military personnel. They do serve a critical function (Trauma 1, fixed and mobile), but I don’t think it would surprise anybody if it was also being abused as a free clinic for family and staff. It has happened before. Past IG reports have revealed a sweet little full pharmacy with extremely loose record keeping and sketchy visitor/patient logs. Operating behind some of the tightest security on the planet. Bringing in any number of specialists to aid the staff in managing the puppet would be very easy. Military staff answers to the Executive Branch/CiC, so everybody is just following orders. No observance by the press. Easy-peasy.