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Did Pelosi Demand Doctor Hand Over Trump's Medical Records?

A routine review of content labeled satire.

Published Nov. 27, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to the media during her weekly press conference at the U.S. Capitol on November 21, 2019 in Washington, DC. Pelosi spoke about her legislative plans through the new year and the lack of progress she feels the Senate is making on passing legislation the House has already passed. She then took questions. (Photo by Alex Edelman/Getty Images) (Alex Edelman/Getty Images)
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U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi demanded that President Donald Trump's physician turn over all of his medical records to Congress.

On Nov. 26, 2019, the website Daily World Update published an article positing that U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi had demanded that President Donald Trump's doctor turn over all of his medical records to Congress:

Pelosi Demands Doctor Hand Over Trump’s Medical Records

Citing an official ongoing Congressional inquiry and an official suspicion that the President may be dangerously mentally handicapped, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has issued a demand to Donald Trump’s physician to immediately turn over all of his medical records, including psychological evaluations, to a congressional investigation committee within five days.

The President’s physician, Dr. J. Barron, M.D., says he’s happy to comply and told media sources the records are fairly disturbing...

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Daily World Update.   "Pelosi Demands Doctor Hand Over Trump’s Medical Records."    26 November 2019.