Donald Trump Declared Legally Insane by Surgeon General

Satirical News Service
Washington DC

Just when the election could not become any crazier, the Surgeon General, Vivek H. Murthy, sent a letter to Congressional leaders today stating that "based upon affidavits supported by over 1000 psychiatric doctors who have clinically diagnosed Donald Trump as a dangerous sociopath, and represents a clear and present danger to himself and others, he had no choice but the declare Donald Trump legally insane and unfit to carry out the duties of the Presidency in the event he should become elected". He further stated that Mr. Trump should be immediately be held voluntarily or otherwise for observation and tests in a psychiatric hospital for an unspecified period of time until the extent of his psychosis can be determined. He further went on to say that as surgeon general he had a duty to notify Congress of his findings since it falls to them to approve his recommendations.

In the unlikely event that Trump should be elected, under the 25^th Amendment of the Constitution the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President. Secretly this is the trump card (pardon the pun) that Paul Ryan and other Republican congressmen had been hoping for since they fear a Trump presidency even more than a Democratic one. It is uncertain if he may have played a role in the decision. Rick Pence who as elected VP would assume the office of Presidency under the 25th Amendment. He has not made any statement regarding whether or not he would go along with such a declaration, but inside operatives who know him say he would.