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[–] Trumptastic 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The 25th amendment actually does allow a president to call in sick. Rarely used but i think Bush used it and Cheney was acting president for a short while in 2007

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[–] PhilaFerret ago 

You can call in dead, too, but surgery is also an extreme example and not in the spirit of what I was talking about.