More than 230 doctors and health care providers are calling on Trump to release medical records

More than 230 doctors, nurses and health professionals, many of whom support Vice President Kamala Harris, are calling on former President Donald Trump to release his medical records, arguing that he should be exposed his life “according to his old age.”

“Trump falls almost completely short of any qualification for office and shows alarming signs of declining acuity,” the 238 signatories wrote in the letter on Oct. 13 and was first obtained by CBS News. “In the few opportunities we have to examine his behavior, he paints a deep picture of that.”

The letter was prepared by the group “Doctors for Harris,” which is not affiliated with the Harris campaign. Doctors and nurses realize that presidential elections have they usually disclosed their medical recordsincluding Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who did so during his 2008 presidential campaign. In his 2020 race against President Biden, Trump released the results of his physical in June before Election Day.

The letter noted that there are no detailed health records, “we are left to speak out of public view.”

“As we all get older, we lose our edge and go back to our natural instincts. We see that in Trump, as he uses his rallies and appearances to ramble, walk around, and brutally punish his many complaints that he thinks,” the doctors wrote.

The letter comes as Harris puts pressure on Trump to release his medical records, with his campaign seeing their age difference as a point of contention. Trump is 78, and Harris turns 60 on Sunday.

On Saturday, Harris released the letter from a doctor to a vice president who said he “has the physical and mental strength” to serve as president. It also clarified details about his medical history and health, and said his recent physical was “unremarkable.”

Harris also asked Trump to release details about his personal life in an interview released Monday.

“I’m releasing my medical records. He won’t release his medical records. And you have to ask, why are these employees doing that? And it might be because they think that he is not yet ready, and [is] it’s inappropriate and it’s not fair and it shouldn’t be transparent to the American people,” Harris told journalist Roland Martin in an interview with the Black Star Network.

The Trump campaign responded to Harris’ release with letters from his doctor Dr. Ronny Jackson, including one after the assassination attempt in the meeting of Butler, Pennsylvania, which says that he is “a perfect and good life to be the Great Commander.” The letters do not contain specific information about his life.

If elected, Trump would be the oldest president in history at the end of his term.

Mark Lopatin, a retired rheumatologist in Pennsylvania who signed the letter and donated to Harris’ campaign, said he sees Trump as a man who “rambles” and “goes off track.”

“You’re talking about the most powerful man, or woman, in the world. You’re talking about a job that’s probably more stressful than any job I can think of. The question is, who’s going to take that job? tools – healthy, physically, mentally, emotionally – to deal with that?” Lopatin said. “It depends on transparency and intent and these kinds of things that I see from one candidate and not from another.”

On Monday, Trump questioned Harris’ mental health and said he should undergo a psychiatric evaluation. “His actions have led many to believe that there may be something wrong with him,” he wrote in a Public Truth post. A letter from the vice president’s doctor said Harris was “remaining in good health.”

Trump told CBS News that August interview that he will “gladly” release his medical records to the public and that he has “aced” two psychological tests. Asked on Monday whether information about psychological tests and recent medical results would be released, the Trump campaign pointed to its statement this week.

Before Mr. Biden left the race, polls showed doubts from voters about Mr. Biden’s mental and emotional health. That has changed since Harris became a candidate.

A CBS News Research A “blue wall” poll of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in September found that between 64% and 68% of registered voters in those states believed Harris was mentally and physically fit to serve as president. , compared to between 47% and 49%. of voters who said the same about Trump.