Again, it is best not to write about someone’s body issues; it is nothing but a cheap shot to mention weight gain or whether an adult needs some help with urinary function. Many of our beloved readers are a bit older and likely suffer from some of the same issues. Eh, it’s part of continued growth, and none of us are younger than we were yesterday. But there are occasional signs that go directly to a president’s health, like the bruising noted earlier today, and a president’s health is definitely the public’s concern. It wouldn’t matter who was president; certainly, many of us had some questions late in President Biden’s term, though not with respect to cognition. So it is a concern that Donald Trump’s ankles appear to be extremely swollen, more than just “noticeably,” but all the way to “concerningly” swollen.
According to whatever AI Google is using nowadays, swollen ankles can be a symptom of many medical issues:
Swollen ankles, also known as edema, can be a sign of various medical issues, ranging from minor to serious. Common causes include fluid retention, injuries, infections, and problems with veins, heart, kidneys, or liver. It’s crucial to determine the underlying cause for effective treatment.
Right. So, thanks.
And now on to Trump, who is definitely walking around with swollen ankles as they practically jump out of this picture today. From my fav follow, Sundae Gurl:
Another article said his ankles were "sparking health fears." Fears? I don’t think they are fears. At this point we’re all rooting for heart failure.
— 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.bsky.social) 2025-07-16T02:42:52.923Z
According to The Mirror, their expert doctor raised the same concerns over the picture:
“The big one we worry about is heart failure which is a condition where the heart cannot pump the blood around the body fast enough which results in fluid pooling in the feet and ankles.
“While we all get a tight rim round our socks in the heat, we don’t usually see any significant ankle swelling in anyone who is fit and well and this would beg the question as to whether there is something more significant health wise going on.”
What is going on is a desperate attempt to conceal Trump’s real medical makeup. He has failed to publish any of his recent medical exams. We don’t know his medication regimen – though the rumors are ripe about Adderall and Ativan (Quite the combo, up and down, up and down… ) – so there’s that, never mind the medications expected for an older person, blood pressure, cholesterol, NSAIDs, etc.
If Trump did have heart failure, that is the nation’s concern. Is he strong enough to maintain the presidential schedule for another two and a half years? Is he losing any cognition? Trump is famously easily manipulated by the last person in the room. Very few of us have anything but contempt for the man, but wait until you see his “advisors,” the ones that don’t have to face voters or are not making $500 million a year off crypto and land deals. At the very, very least, Trump has to make sure that he doesn’t enrage 75% of Americans, lest his wealth plummet as he again becomes radioactive (I think it’s coming).
Trump, as president, as a president concerned with money, at least has some restraints, though God only knows where they might be.
The people around him are not so confined, and if you have your doubts, consider Stephen Miller unchained by Trump’s worry about a Nobel Prize – you get my drift. The president’s health is our concern. Is J.D. Vance ready? Of course, it’s debatable as to who might be worse at doing what. But some of us believe Vance would at least respond to disasters better. Either way, this is our concern.
We can only be certain that the ankles are swollen enough so as to be obvious through socks, shoes, and suit pants. That is not good for Trump. We don’t know what it means for the rest of us, and that’s before we even know what’s wrong with him.
**** Please follow me now on Bluesky
God Bless: I can be reached at [email protected] and also on X at @JasonMiciak.
Zoomers, we are always in need of donations. We work hard to get you analysis that you will not find in the mainstream media, but all media have been hit hard since the big companies have gobbled up and monopolized commentary. Anything you can spare will be immensely appreciated. And thank you to all who have donated generously already. Ursula
maintain the presidential schedule? What – bang out a few lies on Truth social, play a few rounds of golf then chicken out or change tariffs levied on penguins?
Heart failure is a common complication in tertiary syphilis. The heart becomes infected, the valves fail, and the patient ultimately succumbs.
” Is he strong enough to maintain the presidential schedule for another two and a half years?”
Thanks for the gift of a year less
Ha, LOL – Not sure where I got that. Perhaps wishfil thinking.
Thanks for the edit – I mean that. It means a lot to me personally that people care enough to write.
jason