We already know about the hand bruises and leg swelling. We know about the possible catheter, leg dragging, and leg brace. We know about the possible diapers. Those of us who aren’t Trump fans have had a ball with these, and I’m not apologizing for mine. Trump keeps saying his medical reports show he is doing great because he will NOT admit in any way that he is not the great and glorious god Trump. He won’t admit to anything. Well, something new showed up today when he was at the Pentagon to commemorate the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon … oh, excuse me, the War Department *snort* Today, he added something new, and there’s no way to hide it. From Raw Story:
After large bruises appeared on Trump’s hands and his legs swelled as a result of chronic venous insufficiency, observers have been hyper-focused on the president’s health. The 79-year-old leader was the oldest person ever inaugurated as president when he was 78 years and 7 months, and he’ll be the oldest president in history upon leaving office. Journalist Aaron Rupar posted the video to X and BlueSky, noting only that it was Trump at the speech with no additional commentary.
His mouth is drooping on the right side. It can be caused by multiple things. Many of them are not good conditions for an old man. “But he aced his physical and mental “tests’!” Yea no. He doesn’t exercise beyond swinging a golf club. His diet is horrible (see McDonald’s, although I like McDonald’s, just not all the time). He reportedly overuses stimulants. He’s morbidly obese.
“Umm what’s going on with his face?” asked media personality and political commentator Joanne Carducci (@JoJoFromJerz). Progressive platform “Call to Activism,” similarly asked what was “going on with Trump.” “A photo on Getty from this morning; is the media not going to discuss what’s happening with his face? If it were Joe, this would be everywhere non-stop,” remarked freelance reporter Laurie Brookins on BlueSky. “Majority Report” co-host Emma Vigeland, appeared to sarcastically say Trump was “Looking good!”
Yea, if it were Joe Biden, people would be asking their doctors about him and what this could signify. We know he went bike riding with all the proper equipment. He released his medical reports. Joe was everything Trump is not. And he’s still that way.
Influencer account “Spiro’s Ghost,” which boasts 237,000 followers, commented, “My grandmother had 8 mini-strokes in a 2 year period leading up to a massive stroke that killed her. Her face drooped just like this after most of the strokes.” The Ford News podcast remarked, “During the 9/11 ceremony, Trump was falling asleep. Also while relaxing his face started to droop on one side. This is a significant sign from someone who has recently had a stroke. The man is not medically well.” Many, many more individuals simply questioned what was going on, noting something wasn’t right.
A family member had a stroke and a TIA. Fortunately, both were small and not life-threatening. And she has fully recovered. But hers didn’t have the signs of it anywhere close to what Trump is showing. So it makes you wonder what’s going on there, because a stroke is not a small thing, and the mouth droop is pretty severe. Here’s the next question to think about. Will JD Vance be a better president or a worse one because Trump is going downhill? This will continue on for a while, I’m sure, so what will get him next?
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Match what his face looks like with his current prescribed medications: together it may point to sustaining a recent TIA/CVA perhaps?
Take a good look at that picture folks. It’s not just the droopy mouth. Notice the drooping of the outer corner of his right eye and that it seems swollen compared to his left eye. Look below the eye to the puffiness and sagging of the skin compared to the left side. Right on down to that drooping right part (not just the corner) of his mouth. These are all classic stroke symptoms. Perhaps not a major stroke. In fact with minor ones they can resolve on their own with the right medical care. Having worked with developmentally disabled adults where some clients are prone to small (or large for that matter) strokes I was trained to not such things.
Dollars to donuts he had a mini-stroke last night. Luckily for him there was time for some recovery and to get him shored up to give a speech. Keep an eye out. If he has one while giving a live speech his actual speech will reflect it. We’ve had hints of it before. Maybe Mother Nature will finally do the job on him although as you say, Vance might not be any better. OTOH I’m not sure SCOTUS will give Vance the deference they’ve given to Trump. They are as afraid of MAGA as every other GOPer in DC is and what happened to Kirk yesterday will make them even more afraid.
As for MAGA it will still have to be reckoned with BUT I defy anyone reading this to name a major cult that endured after the original cult leader died. For all the jockeying to inherit the MAGA movement Trump is the cult leader. Unique.
When the head dies…the cult dies, and that can’t be gerrymandered. Hey fatman…you’re GOING TO DIE ASSHOLE. Somewhere in space and time you are already dead mutherfucker. FACT!!! Now that’s some good news!
And no, Vance will not be better. But he will also be less popular the Trump . . . even with Trump’s tanking popularity.
In addition Scott. Everything this dolt touches dies. Via his various perverted weaknesses, over time, it’s easy to assume he has touched himself on more than one occasion. So by extension, his mortal coil, his time, is fast approaching its use-by-date, simply because he’s the very embodiment of ‘everything Trump touches dies’. Nothing like a well deserved self-inflicted terminal disease that had side stepped all of his opportunistic defensive moves.
No presidential administration has EVER been honest about a president’s physical or mental health. Abraham Lincoln had a lifelong struggle with what today would be called clinical depression. Woodrow Wilson ended his second term as a vegetable after a severe stroke while his wife made all policy decisions. FDR did everything he could to hide the crippling effects of polio. JFK never publicly admitted that he had Addison’s Disease. And now we have Donald Trump’s Transient Ischemic Attack, or possibly something worse. It’s time we recognized that in the eyes of every POTUS, power comes first, no matter how disabled he may be. That’s why I predict that the 25th Amendment will remain a dead letter for the foreseeable future. The best way to avoid an incapable president is to ELECT YOUNGER PRESIDENTS. We certainly have enough excellent young progressive candidates in the Democratic Party today…
Why are there no comments about this in MSM?
Looks like a Bell’s palsy.
There’s a possible deleterious hand-in-hand association between Bell’s Palsy and the risk of sustaining an ischaemic stroke. Just a thought.
Bell’s palsy. Caused by inflammation of a cranial nerve. Some neurosyphilis patients have this and it is consistent with his other neuropathological symptoms. He won’t be around much longer.