[Opinion] Rumors about presidential fitness raise questions about concentration of authority (Opinion)

Rumors about presidential fitness raise questions about concentration of authority (Opinion)

By Deborah Conley Rumors about Donald Trump’s cognitive decline — and speculation that former adviser Stephen Miller is quietly shaping major decisions — are spreading rapidly. None of these claims is verified. There is no public medical documentation showing impairment, no confirmed cognitive test and no evidence that Trump has ceded formal decision-making authority. Yet the rumors persist, and their persistence reveals something important abou…