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September 2, 2020

Trump Denies Suffering from "Mini-Strokes" Amid Questions over His Health
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A new book by New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt claims Vice
President Mike Pence was put on standby last November to take over the
powers of the presidency when President Trump had to make an unannounced
visit to Walter Reed hospital. Schmidt reports there was concern Trump
would need to undergo a procedure that would have required him to be
anesthetized. On Tuesday, Trump responded to the claim by writing on
Twitter that he had not suffered a "series of mini-strokes" - that's
something Schmidt does not allege in the book. Pence says he does not
recall being put on standby during the hospital visit.


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