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CNN’s Smerconish Defends Trump From Mental Health Questions [VIDEO]

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CNN host Michael Smerconish defended President Trump from those questioning his mental health Saturday.

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Smerconish, referring to some in the media questioning Trump’s mental health, said, “I don’t think we should encourage this sort of speculation. First, it’s inexact, and it’s subjective. Second, it’s unfair and unseemly. Just as I said it was when some speculated about what ailed Hillary Clinton when she took a stumble on September 11 of 2016. I don’t distinguish between mental and physical, in respecting privacy. But more importantly, I’m uncomfortable with the idea of getting rid of the Goldwater rule which was imposed for a purpose.”

He continued, “It wasn’t fair to Senator Goldwater that he was the subject of arm chair diagnoses. We’ve set a dangerous precedent in allowing our public servants to be diagnosed by lay people or professionals who have not met them professionally. We might discourage some from seeking public service.” (RELATED: CNN’s Michael Smerconish: Media Should Out Anonymous People If They Say ‘Bigoted’ Things [VIDEO])

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