The short answer, of course, is no—as evidenced by rambling, fact-deficient, and often incoherent monologues that passed for a Donald Trump news conference. But as someone who would be the oldest-ever president if he wins in November, asking about Trump’s mental acuity is a responsible long-term question. We’ll talk to Courier Newsroom national correspondent Keya Vakil about that and other national political news.

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