• HobbitFoot
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    8 days ago

    It was considered to be a concern for the cabinet, but Reagan was functional enough to not get a 25th amendment vote. A lot of Reagan’s memory issues for presented through the Iran-Contra scandal, so a lot of the public heard “I don’t recall” as a legal tactic over mental deterioration. The administration was also a lot more strategic in their use of Reagan during his second term and had a far more competent cabinet to cover for Reagan.