U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says; The Washington Post, November 13, 2025

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, The Washington Post; U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says

"The Trump administration directed visa officers to consider obesity — and other chronic health conditions such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes — as reasons to deny foreigners visas to the United States."