Missouri Senator Wants to Require Psych Screenings for Presidential Candidates

Hours after President Donald Trump bizarrely tweeted his certainty that a study linking 3,000 deaths to Hurricane Maria was factually incorrect, state Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City) filed a resolution asking Congress to require mental health screenings for all presidential candidates.

Because hey, if anyone can pull our nation back from the brink, it's surely the Missouri Senate.

As Chappelle-Nadal explains in a press release, "President Donald J. Trump officially filed his 2020 reelection campaign with the Federal Elections Commission on January 20, 2017, the day he was sworn in as President before an atypically small crowd in Washington D.C. As President Trump is an official candidate in 2020, he would be required to undergo a mental health evaluation if Congress implements the reforms detailed in Sen. Chappelle-Nadal’s resolution."

In the proposed resolution, the screening would be conducted by "a psychologist independently designated by a panel of experts chosen by the director of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center."

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