Headline Roundup • January 9th, 2018
Trump Faces Questions of Mental Instability
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A Democratic lawmaker introduced a piece of legislation titled the "Stable Genius Act" that would require aspiring U.S. presidents to undergo a mental-health examination and release medical records prior to elections.
There’s an old biblical principle that goes like this: Don’t try and pull the speck from another’s eye without first removing the log from your own.
President Donald Trump, coming off a week of heightened scrutiny over his mental health, sought to put the topic to rest on Saturday by declaring himself extraordinarily intelligent and undeniably right in the head.
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