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A growing debate over presidential mental health

Hosted by Warren Olney Feb. 20, 2017 National

When columnists for the New York Times and the Washington Post called President Trump "obviously mentally ill" and "just plain crazy," nobody took them seriously. Now thousands of psycho-therapists say a "personality disorder" makes him unfit to serve. Will that discredit their profession more than America's elected Chief Executive?

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Host:
Warren Olney