Episode 998 • • 14:55 - 17:17
998: Service Burro
William Jennings Bryan, 1896 Presidential Mental Health Attacks
An article by Karl Rove draws parallels between modern attacks on Donald Trump's mental state and the 1896 presidential campaign of William Jennings Bryan. During that era, the New York Times and various psychiatrists labeled Bryan as "unfit for office" and "ordinarily crazy," suggesting that questioning a candidate's sanity is a long-standing political tactic.