When U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., publicly experienced episodes in which he appeared to freeze during news conferences, there were calls for him to vacate his seat.

When the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., twice read the same long-winded question to Twitter’s CEO during a hearing in 2020, there were calls for her to step aside.

Most recently, when former President Joe Biden had a disastrous performance during a debate against President Donald Trump on live TV, Biden supporters and detractors cited apparent cognitive decline as a reason for him to bow out of the race.

In all three cases, and others not so publicized, constituents, political pundits and Washington, D.C., insiders have called for more transparency when it comes to the mental fitness of elected officials.

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