Presidents have often deceived the public about their illnesses

David Priess, The ~~Washington~~ AmazonPost

Oct. 2, 2020

Updated: Oct. 2, 2020 3:16 p.m.

https://www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/Presidents-have-often-deceived-the-public-about-15617357.php

The truth was kept to a very small circle; the doctors and the president's private secretary would lie to everyone else to cover their tracks and excuse his unwillingness to entertain visitors. "He is suffering from rheumatism," they said. "No operation has been performed, except that a bad tooth was extracted," they said. By the time the president returned to the nation's capital in August, he'd adjusted to his prosthetic jaw and could talk without most anyone seeing or hearing differences. But the president's men maintained the deception, vilifying the one bold journalist who correctly reported the bulk of the story - who would receive vindication in the new century, after Cleveland had died of a heart attack.

and bonus: Michael Moore is floating conspiracy theories that Trump is lying to gain sympathy.

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/10/02/michael-moore-its-possible-trump-lying-about-having-covid-19-to-gain-sympathy/v