Should canidates release their medical & financial infro?

For sure financial information. I think that tells people where the investments and debts are. I also think that a president should be neutral and divest themselves of investments.

I am torn on health information. I don’t think knowing someone’s blood pressure or cholesterol level is important. But knowing if someone has dementia is important.

ETA - I voted no because I don’t think they need to provide both.

I get the impulse on the health records. I am torn. A lot of health information is completely irrelevant and health issues are pretty private, and this election suggests to me that people could find out Trump had advanced Alzheimer’s and would happily vote for him anyway.

I think they should disclose their financial information and there should be strict rules on divesting. I think they should have to do anything that other federal employees have to do to be hired and get security clearance. I know someone who was recently hired as a SS agent and he had to jump through hoops for a year to get medical clearance. It seemed to be a little much, IMO, but especially when a presidential candidate does not have to provide any health info. I doubt Trump would have been able to get a security clearance in 2016 let alone now after being a convicted felon. He should not be able to run.

Yes, the should have to provide financial information.

No, I dont think they should have to share medical information.

Financial yes, medical no.

I voted no because most of the time people want the info not out of concern but moreso for a gotcha moment. I really dislike the hypocrisy in politics and this is just another way for each party to fan flames.

I actually think that at least a quick medical release should be required.  I'm not so much talking about Harris' allergies (though, I feel her,) but definitely cognitive, and systemic as far as heart health, cancers, etc.

Definitely on the financials.  We should never have gotten this far without Trump's taxes.

No, I don't think they should have to release those records, unless we are ALL prepared to release that to employers. I do think that anyone seeking office should undergo a fitness for duty evaluation before they are placed on the ballot.

This isn't a both sides issue.  This is about the integrity and ethics of the President. Historically, since Nixon, candidates and Presidents voluntarily disclosed their taxes. For 4 decades before Trump, Presidents either divested or put assets in a blind trust. Carter put his peanut farm in a blind trust.  Both Bushes and Clinton put their assets in a blind trust.  Obama did not have a huge investment portfolio, the majority of his savings were in treasury bonds. Mitt Romney agreed to put his assets in a blind trust, if elected. Even Rex Tillerson made a clean break from Exxon and forfeited millions of dollars in bonuses.  Before Trump, candidates and presidents released some medical information.  People are now asking the question because Trump refused to disclose any medical or financial information and refused to divest or set up a blind trust.  I would like candidates to disclose financial information because I don't want another President from either party in debt with the potential to sell national secrets to the highest bidder.  And I don't want a President from either party in office for the purpose of enriching themselves.  We should be able to trust that the president is looking after the best interests of the American people and not his or her own financial interests.

So, yes, this is a question that resulted from Trump's unethical behavior and because he so egregiously broke the norms. But, I don't think it's a gotcha question. Trump's taxes have already been leaked.  The question is more specifically, going forward, should candidates be required to release financial or medical info?  I don't think the intent of the question was to fan the flames, we all know what Trump has done and not done.  I think the intention of the question was to discuss what would be best in the future.

Any other government employee cannot accept more than a $20 gift per occasion or $50 gift in a calendar year from one source.  The president and vice president should not be exempt from ethics rules.  The President and VP should also be a role model for other civil service employees.  If a President does not abide by ethics rules, how can we expect lower raking employees to follow them?

I do find it interesting that Republicans were demanding Biden take a cognitive test earlier this year.  Now that Biden stepped aside, they are silent about a cognitive test for Trump.  If there is any hypocrisy in terms of financial and medical disclosures, it's on the part of the Republicans.  Don't even get me started on ethical standards for the Supreme Court.

Medical is difficult for me to say. I suppose they could say that certain medical issues had to be divulged, but A.) that could leave out ones that might prove equally problematic, and B.) I imagine they'd find ways to hide what they wanted hidden, anyway.

But mostly, I think is a future candidate preferred the public not hear the details of any host of medical issues that would have no bearing on a presidency, then they shouldn't have to share.

100% this. We are electing someone to the highest office in the country, who will have access to other leaders from all over the world including places where those leaders aren’t so ethical and have loads of cash. 

Yes! We place great trust in our President. But as Reagan used to say-and he was right about this-Trust, but verify.

Yes, there is a broad disclosure requirement for assets and liabilities but Trump made it obvious just how broad and imprecise that can be. What he disclosed is in ranges and there are 20 assets valued at over $50 million, the highest category.  Trump's disclosures are far from a clear picture of his finances. Not only that, but he grossly over-exaggerates his wealth, fraudulently overvalued properties or undervalued for the IRS.  Every time he opens his mouth, he lies.  How do we know if the broad outlines that he disclosed are accurate?  And there's no requirement to disclose taxes or divest or put assets in a blind trust.

Here's information on Trump's latest disclosure if anyone wants to see it

www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/bibles-truth-social-and-gold-bars-documents-shed-a-limited-look-at-trumps-reported-sources-of-income

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/16/trump-fec-assets-liabilities/

gift article - no paywall

wapo.st/3NWjioB


Harris' tax returns


www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/VP-2023-tax-returns-SIGNED-REDACTED.pdf