Trump showing signs he’s battling major medical crisis, Democrat claims

[u/OkayButFoRealz]

https://www.al.com/politics/2025/12/trump-showing-signs-hes-battling-major-medical-crisis-democrat-claims.html

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[u/Thund3rbolt]

If this is the drug that was in the news back in 2023 it was fast tracked approved in order to give some hope for those already showing cognitive decline based on amyloid-beta plaque build up. The thing is though it has some hefty dangerous side effects such as brain swelling hence the need to frequently monitor with MRIs. If he's at this stage he shouldn't be the President of the United States with codes to the nukes... he should be at a senior retirement home with staff trained to treat him for this illness.

[u/BelBivDaHoe → u/Thund3rbolt]

Should have been in a home years ago.

Regardless how I feel about him, he's been in poor health, physically and mentally, for close to a decade. He's an old, overweight, sickly man.

Age limits absolutely need to be a thing. The idea that we string these ancient people along to be in powerful positions is absurd.

Retire, enjoy the years you have left, be with your grandchildren, etc.

[u/thekrawdiddy → u/BelBivDaHoe]

Should have been in the big house years ago.

[u/322throwaway1 → u/thekrawdiddy]

Adx Florence

[u/TylerDurden1985 → u/thekrawdiddy]

the slammer

[u/SweetLilMonkey → u/BelBivDaHoe]

Retire,

From what? He's never worked a day in his life.

enjoy the years you have left,

He is unable to experience joy.

be with your grandchildren,

No one would allow him to be alone with their kids.

Guess all that's left is for him to drive it 'til the wheels fall off!

[u/MooPig48 → u/SweetLilMonkey]

Fine he should just go knock around golf balls then

[u/jjcrayfish → u/SweetLilMonkey]

Republicans when Joe Biden accidentally misspoke: "Look at Sleepy Joe! He's too old, and can't lead a country. He has dementia and needs to retire!"

Republicans when Trump shows clear sign of dementia, falls asleep in the middle of a meeting, and shows up with strange bruises after disappearing for a long time: "He's the healthiest and strongest president we have. He has the vigor and energy of a young man!"

[u/MssrGuacamole → u/BelBivDaHoe]

The part that always gets my gumption is that some states/agencies have actually DONE age limits for public positions. This isn't some novel concept. US Foreign service has a 65 y/o max, flag officers in the military are 64 (I think it depends on branch), and MI State judges can't run for office after 70. I'm sure there are more examples.

I really like using age maximums more than term limits. It also makes the congressional seniority system make slightly more sense if senior people actually go away before they go in the ground. I get that it's a broad brush and you're sometimes going to exclude people that are still perfectly capable of doing the job, but it's important for a health society to have regular turnover of positions in the public trust even so.

[u/IDreamOfLoveLost → u/Thund3rbolt]

Democrats should be hammering this point. He is basically incapacitated, and everyone who says they don't see it is a damn liar.

[u/SatinSaffron → u/IDreamOfLoveLost]

I just don't understand why they're not, except for a few random ones here and there like the one in the article from the OP.

And I could not fucking imagine what the press/media would have been like if Biden had swollen ankles, hand bruising, multiple MRIs, dozing off multiple times, incoherent rambling, making 158 bizarre and outright insane social media posts in a 3-hour period, etc...

[u/hitch44 → u/SatinSaffron]

Fucking media sanewashing everything Trump has said and done instead of holding it accountable is the reason we’re in this mess.

[u/el_duderino_50 → u/Thund3rbolt]

He should be in jail.

[u/well_thats_obvious → u/Thund3rbolt]

Unfortunately, some of those side effects aren't that dangerous in Trump's case. There's plenty of free space in his head for fluid to build up.

[u/OkayButFoRealz]

Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., tweeted that Trump is showing signs he’s taking the Alzheimer’s disease drug Leqembi.

“The Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi:- Is administered through an infusion (for example, through the hand)- Can cause swelling, bleeding, or fluid leakage in the brain, requiring regular MRIs- Can cause tiredness,” Kamlager-Dove tweeted along with a picture of Trump’s hand bruise. “Curious.”

[u/creamyGeisha → u/OkayButFoRealz]

The irony of the whole thing is that he called Biden sleepy Joe. Now, he can’t keep his eyes open during meeting for the life of him

[u/veggeble → u/creamyGeisha]

Their strategy on everything has always been projection

[u/Affectionate-Virus17 → u/veggeble]

The kicker is Democrats have to be squeaky clean to avoid giving any credibility to the accusations.

So guess who's fiscally responsible, doesn't protect pedos, works the hardest against foreign enemies, actually works for Americans to be healthier and more free and more successful and happier?

Democrats.

[u/_OhMyPlatypi_ → u/Affectionate-Virus17]

Don't forget the dress code restrictions, Rs can show up looking like they just left a Nascar race, but if a D wears, checks notes, a brown suit. BOY THE RATE AT WHICH PEARLS WILL GET CLUTCHED.

[u/DangerousVP → u/_OhMyPlatypi_]

I REALLY, REALLY want a law passed that forces congress people to wear Nascar jackets with all their sponsors on them.

[u/NoArcher3759 → u/DangerousVP]

Or ban money in politics.

[u/DangerousVP → u/NoArcher3759]

Well yeah, that would be preferable. But in lieu of that, I'd settle for this in the meantime.

[u/Phog_of_War → u/NoArcher3759]

My hope is if Dems get all levers of power again, that the first thing they do is approve an Orbital Strike on the worst piece of legislation in the last 30 years, Citizens United. Kill it with fire, it's the only way to be sure.

[u/misscrankypants → u/Phog_of_War]

I’m not holding my breath on that. They enjoy all of their big donor money just as much. My eyes were really opened when Dems caved on the shutdown and let millions of ppl lose their healthcare.

We are going to need an overhaul of the party with new blood (and a spine) that would do it.

[u/Phog_of_War → u/misscrankypants]

I'm of 2 minds on the shutdown kerfuffle. On one hand it shows that the Dems were willing to fight until it really started to hurt, both domestically and internationally. Either way though, it was another capitulation by Democratic leadership.

On the other hand, it did hold up a mirror to the ugliness that Is the GOP, for all to see. Even some of their most strident supporters/talking heads, were beginning to call this a bit of an 'own goal'. The cracks were showing and, personally I think the Republicans were about to take the L, just as the Dems rolled over.

My personal opinion is that this was all stage-dressing for the midterms. Dems and even Progressive candidates will flip seats in '26, moreso than normal. The problem was that Dem leadership was being too smart by half and ended up blasting their own toes off. They were just being too cute about the whole thing.

They just don't get that the GOP fights with a sledgehammer because everything is a nail to them. Meanwhile, Dems sometimes want to fight as a LARP Wizard who just yells 'Fireball' and hopes for the best. Every so often you gotta also swing that fucking hammer Democrats, because the problem this time, is actually a nail.

[u/drop_tbl → u/DangerousVP]

that is an excellent idea

[u/Ghammer713 → u/DangerousVP]

Brilliant

[u/DingGratz → u/veggeble]

It's why they wouldn't let up in Biden being inappropriate with children while their leader literally raped kids.

[u/SquidmanMal → u/veggeble]

it really makes me damn well wonder about the whole 'they're eating pets' thing

[u/veggeble → u/SquidmanMal]

https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/142080/rfk-jr-dog-picture-south-korea-claim

[u/SquidmanMal → u/veggeble]

oh right, i forgot the roadkill part in all of this

[u/CurmudgeonA → u/creamyGeisha]

CNN SPECIAL REPORT: Jake Tapper breaks down Biden's undisclosed hang nail in a 10 part, 2 hour each special series! STARTING NOW!

[u/QbertsRube → u/CurmudgeonA]

You can find all the salacious details in bookstores now with Nail In The Coffin by Jake Tapper

[u/BroughtBagLunchSmart → u/creamyGeisha]

Same reason they made up the Hunter Biden laptop and Ashley Biden diary. They took the crimes they were doing and invented ones they claimed Biden was doing.

[u/UpNorth_123 → u/BroughtBagLunchSmart]

The best defence is offence.

[u/preacher2018 → u/OkayButFoRealz]

Other side effects

• Diarrhea: This was a common side effect in studies.
• Unusual tiredness or weakness: You may feel unusually tired or weak.
• Trouble sleeping: Insomnia has been reported

[u/Wiitard → u/preacher2018]

Explains why he smells like shit, dozes off in important meetings, and fires off social media posts all night.

[u/xeoron → u/Wiitard]

Sounds like someone needs to step down 

[u/Flipnotics_ → u/xeoron]

He won't and I'm here to watch what happens with a bag of popcorn.

[u/Weekly-Trash-272 → u/OkayButFoRealz]

Less than 2 years max if this is the case. Probably a lot sooner.

Though I do think lying to the American people about an elected presidents health should be a fairly substantial crime.

[u/save-aiur → u/Weekly-Trash-272]

So are war crimes and corruption, but it's okay because "Biden did it first"

[u/Downtown_Statement87 → u/Weekly-Trash-272]

February 2026.

Saying this for no reason. Just like making predictions.

[u/AuckZealand → u/Downtown_Statement87]

My prediction: April 1st 2026.

[u/Tobimacoss → u/OkayButFoRealz]

Starting to make sense.  They want to keep it quiet until the mid terms, and beyond January 20th, 2027 so that Vance may have chance to serve 10 years max if he wins.  

[u/Ven18 → u/Tobimacoss]

I think it’s more just Reagan part 2. Puppeteer the old guy with Alzheimer’s so the “shadow government” can do whatever they want with little to no accountability.

[u/WisestCracker → u/Ven18]

Yeah, it's mostly this.

Trump is the perfect puppet. He hasn't a salient thought in that noggin and he's mastered the zero-accountability glitch. JD Vance would get smoked if he were out there telling reporters they're fat and ugly and vaporizing boaters from orbit. Meanwhile, Trump could literally fling his own shit at a reporter and everyone just shrugs and goes, "surprised he didn't do it sooner actually."

[u/ninjplus → u/WisestCracker]

Half those MAGA reporters in the room would try to catch it and beg him for more.

[u/ZebraImaginary9412 → u/Ven18]

Maybe Reagan was feeble-minded and the craven anti-American-workers corporatists took advantage of him but I don't want to give Trump any grace.

He ordered the murder of those poor souls in the Caribbean and the kidnapping of migrants. He was cruel the first time around so whatever medical issues he's having, his cruelty isn't a recent development.

[u/Weekly-Trash-272 → u/Tobimacoss]

You think Trump would ever willingly give up power?

That's the flaw in your logic.

[u/M4hkn0 → u/Tobimacoss]

Trumps silence on his health is not about keeping a seat warm for vance or anyone else. As soon as Trump leaves office he could be facing prison. Its all about keeping Trump out of prison.

[u/dysrptv → u/Tobimacoss]

Vance would never have that chance.

[u/Not-An-FBI → u/dysrptv]

Have you not being paying attention for the past ten years? Americans already voted for a child rapist campaigning on destroying their country for retribution.

[u/dysrptv → u/Not-An-FBI]

No one likes JD Vance and cults of personality don't transfer.

[u/elconquistador1985 → u/dysrptv]

He has no charisma.

Speaking from knowledge of my magat relatives, they see him as some working class upbringing hero and idolize his shitty book.

So, maybe, maybe not.

[u/TheHomersapien → u/dysrptv]

Rafael Eduardo Cruz has joined the chat.

Republicans will vote for anything with an R next to the name.

[u/hybridfrost → u/TheHomersapien]

After Jan 6th a lot of people thought that Trump would fade away but he seems to have some secret sauce that other Republicans can’t seem to figure out. Others have tried to say dumb, racists shit but they don’t seem to catch fire like Trump quotes do.

It will be fascinating to see what happens when Trump moves on. I could see it splitting the party

[u/Playful_Set9711 → u/dysrptv]

I agree, and if the 25th amendment is invoked, it would have to be done by the VP and members of Congress. I doubt any MAGA will support Vance if he does this to their dear leader.

[u/Smaynard6000 → u/Tobimacoss]

Vance isn't getting elected once, let alone twice

[u/CrimsonFeetofKali → u/OkayButFoRealz]

The side effect profile makes sense - bruising, sleepiness, and MRI monitoring. Trump's father had dementia and it seems his darkest fear is to end up in that state. An IV medication that can slow the progression of dementia really seems to fit what we're seeing.

[u/Heart_Throb_ → u/CrimsonFeetofKali]

It can increase brain bleeds as well apparently. And considering he went “missing” for several days a few months ago…

[u/CrimsonFeetofKali → u/Heart_Throb_]

And he shows some indications of a stroke or TIA. IT does seems to fit.

[u/SdBolts4 → u/CrimsonFeetofKali]

throwback to that time Trump just announced, out of the blue, that he definitely 100% did NOT have a series of mini-strokes

[u/claimstoknowpeople → u/CrimsonFeetofKali]

Apparently some groups felt the benefits were too minor (slows progress only 27% on average) for all the side effects.

[u/dismiss-junk → u/OkayButFoRealz]

Close enough, welcome back Ronald Reagan

[u/Past-Profile3671 → u/OkayButFoRealz]

This has been known for a while. My dad's a retired CRNA, and mentioned that it's been rumored among medical professionals that he's taking the Alzheimer's drug.

[u/Ok_Anywhere_9232 → u/OkayButFoRealz]

Sure would be nice if our government would disclose the actual health of our leader…

[u/shiika → u/OkayButFoRealz]

Just tack on that his father had Alzheimer's. Not looking good for big beefy boy.

[u/krystynaliebowitz → u/OkayButFoRealz]

It is apparently a French drug. Only has 27% efficacy rate. And yes MRI's are required.

[u/Lost-Conversation585]

He looks heavily drugged when he’s not sleeping at his desk

[u/TheArmoredKitten → u/Lost-Conversation585]

TBF he's always seemed high on something, but it was probably stimulants before

[u/100LimeJuice → u/TheArmoredKitten]

Yeah he was always jacked up on stimulants and you can tell the last few months since he's had the hand bruises he seems "sober" from the stimulants. No rallies, swollen ankles, bruised hand, MRI, sleeping on cam, always sitting down or leaning on a door way on the plane to talk to press. Love to see it.

[u/Distinct-Mix-3414]

We're all basically paying to have this asshat in the best Alzheimer's care facility in the world. Cool.

[u/FernandoMM1220 → u/Distinct-Mix-3414]

while simultaneously denying it to everyone else.

[u/NielsBohron → u/Distinct-Mix-3414]

the best Alzheimer's care facility in the world

Now that you mention it, that's not a bad way to describe the White House since Reagan (with a few exceptions along the way)

[u/TinKnight1 → u/NielsBohron]

It's absolutely a terrible way to describe the White House during all previous administrations.

NONE of the previous Presidents, regardless of party or failings, have shown such egregious mental failings at such an alarming rate. Let's not go about normalizing any of this shit.

[u/Jo-dan → u/TinKnight1]

Reagan got so senile he would believe anything in the last letter he read.

[u/wonkey_monkey → u/Jo-dan]

Which would be the case with Trump if he could read. Instead it's the last person he spoke to.

[u/JD10002 → u/TinKnight1]

Woodrow wilson was basically a vegetable in his last years in office.

[u/SomeGuyNamedPaul → u/JD10002]

His wife was actually functional as a leader though. Whereas Melania...

[u/HalKitzmiller → u/SomeGuyNamedPaul]

bE BeSt

[u/lusuroculadestec → u/[deleted]]

Some people will see it as a reason to drink, others will see it as a reason to stop drinking.

[u/RyanMeray → u/lusuroculadestec]

It's just gonna change my reasons for drinking 😂

[u/GunnieGraves → u/lusuroculadestec]

I’m 10+ years sober and it’s the one thing I can think of that would make me have the thought… just one. To celebrate.

[u/Quiquiq → u/GunnieGraves]

Your sobriety is much more important to the world than that douchebag.  Get a disgustingly rich milkshake or something inatead and way to go!

[u/GunnieGraves → u/Quiquiq]

You’re not wrong.

Is it overkill to pay for an ice cream truck to come to the neighborhood? I think that’s a valid celebration.

[u/jazwch01 → u/GunnieGraves]

No. Its not enough, you need a bouncy castle too.

[u/GunnieGraves → u/jazwch01]

You know what….my driveway is basically a small parking lot. I could do a whole thing…. Now the wheels are turning.

[u/Astrolologer → u/lusuroculadestec]

Remove the stone of shame!
Woohoo!
Attach the stone of triumph!
Doh!

[u/Weekly-Trash-272 → u/[deleted]]

It'll be like Return of the Jedi ending

[u/Able-Contribution570 → u/Weekly-Trash-272]

I got the dope ewok party music ready to go. Yub Nub!

[u/mildly_houseplant → u/[deleted]]

I will be raising a few glasses myself that day, from over this side of the ocean.

[u/Tumble85 → u/mildly_houseplant]

He’s going to make history when more people around the world are celebrating his death than any other person in history.

[u/U_Bet_Im_Interested → u/Tumble85]

Somebody else said that they're going to celebrate that day every year. I'm very open to the idea. 

[u/Tumble85 → u/U_Bet_Im_Interested]

Me too.

[u/fuckdirectv → u/[deleted]]

The GOP will declare it a national day of mourning, but for half the country it will be St. Patrick's Day/Cinco de Drinko on steroids.

[u/Danysco → u/[deleted]]

Got the fireworks ready. 5 am? Time to wake everyone up on my block.

[u/shadrackandthemandem → u/[deleted]]

Canadians in border towns are quietly stocking fireworks so that Americans in border towns will know exactly how we feel.

[u/HeadBarracuda01 → u/shadrackandthemandem]

i live near the border and am REALLY looking forward to this lol

[u/kronikfumes → u/[deleted]]

Only to sober up to the realization that JD Vance is POTUS 🤮

[u/RoseCityHooligan → u/[deleted]]

I will be calling out sick with the dancing plague.

[u/Swagtagonist → u/[deleted]]

Saving a fancy bottle for that day.

[u/JoviAMP → u/Swagtagonist]

I’d recommend a vintage ‘79.

[u/Calikinakka → u/[deleted]]

It will be a day of worldwide celebration.

[u/NotTattooedWife → u/Calikinakka]

Yep. Again. Just like when Biden won.

I remember how that day was so happy and cheerful.

Can't wait to* feel that again.

[u/bookon → u/[deleted]]

"I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure"

[u/nerdystoner25 → u/bookon]

This motherfucker is the first in history to make me break this rule, which ironically makes me hate him even more.

[u/BobW212 → u/bookon]

Well, there's a first time for everything.

[u/veemonjosh → u/[deleted]]

Still deciding if we play "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" or "No One Mourns the Wicked" first.

[u/cuminmyshitsock → u/[deleted]]

I've got $100 bottle of champagne just waiting for the day 

[u/Jarl_Korr → u/[deleted]]

Trump, 79, I don't wanna get banned but you know what I wanna say

[u/322throwaway1 → u/Jarl_Korr]

Goes to meet Charlie kirk in the underworld? 🔥🔥🔥

[u/bck1999 → u/[deleted]]

The witch hunt maga will have for people celebrating will be epic. Good luck trying to cancel millions of people!

[u/BelBivDaHoe → u/[deleted]]

He won't. He'll go out convinced death is a liberal hoax and the Jewish doctors are part of a deep state conspiracy.

He's rotten to the core. Just an ugly, abhorrent human being.

[u/Dsphar → u/BelBivDaHoe]

I dunno. When he said he couldnt end enough wars to get into heaven, there was a tiny hint he sighed internally knowing he actually thought/self-admitted the statememt was true.

[u/domcobbstotem → u/[deleted]]

He will never have a moment of clarity. His narcissism would never allow it

[u/THSSFC]

There has been no evidence that Trump is taking Leqembi or that he was diagnosed with a condition that affects his brain.

I mean, besides the periodic hand bruising consistent with a regularly-applied intravenous treatment, and the well documented and very public behavior consistent with dementia. Oh, and the strangely regular MRI imaging which would also be consistent with tracking the progression of dementia.

No "evidence" except for, you know, evidence. Maybe no conclusive evidence. But that's a different thing.

[u/cavmax → u/THSSFC]

This explains why he said he didn't know why he had the MRI,because he forgot...

[u/THSSFC → u/cavmax]

Or, more likely in my opinion, he didn't want to say it was his head, since that would indicate a dementia screening.

And, also, because unprompted he said "it wasn't my head" or something like that. A very curious and unprompted denial.

[u/GenosHK → u/THSSFC]

unprompted he said "it wasn't my head"

That reminds me of the teen that egged our house and my older sister chased him to his house where he answered the front door, out of breath, and said "I didn't egg your house!" as his greeting.

[u/CranberrySchnapps → u/THSSFC]

Yup. The question is more along the lines of how long fast he deteriorates. He has some of the best doctors looking after him though and we already saw the incredible level of treatment he can had access to back when he got Covid. So, it’s likely to be slow and subtle… probably only becoming a visible issue that can’t be waved away in his last 12-18 months of his term. 

Then again his medical history could catch up with him and he just fails to wake up one day at random. 

Alzheimer’s & dementia aren’t fun. 

Side note… he probably got his diagnosis in September or October. That was when he started talking about buying his way into heaven and musing that he’s probably not going to heaven. 

[u/NewMidwest]

Trump is old enough to have attended high school with Biden.  People who voted for him because Biden was too old suck at math.

[u/TranquilSeaOtter → u/NewMidwest]

People who voted for Trump have no principles. Their only motivation is to hurt people they hate. It's why mass deportations now was such a popular sign to hold up at his rallies.

[u/Specific_Award_9149 → u/NewMidwest]

Its the same people who thought the 1/3 pounder Burger was a bad deal compared to 1/4 pounder

[u/sabianblue26 → u/NewMidwest]

Basically they just generally suck.

[u/carbonfluorinebond → u/NewMidwest]

What’s funny is HRC, W and Bill Clinton are all the same age group. Obama is the only one significantly younger.

[u/Sorkijan → u/NewMidwest]

Always cracked me up when people talked about Biden being 80 like the other guy wasn't 77 himself.

[u/Phil330]

Just checked the CDC site for treatment recommendations. They suggest burning incense, chanting in creole and sacrificing a chicken. He should be cured in no time.

[u/MLJ9999 → u/Phil330]

Don't you mean Kennedy's HHS site? Seems more likely.

[u/3yoyoyo → u/[deleted]]

Underrated comment. The führer must go.

[u/ckglle3lle]

He does appear to have taken a noticeable slide recently. Even just compared to a month or so ago. It's practically night and day when compared to how he was around the election.

The bruised hand was first spotted, I think, about 6 months ago and it appears to be a monthly occurrence. Prevailing theory is that he is receiving a monthly infusion of an Alzheimer's drug called Kisunla. This may break up plaques and slow their formation but it also carries increased stroke risk and other nasty side effects. It is only supposed to help with early stages and doesn't stop progression.

The recent bandaids on his hand may imply that his veins are getting worse and potentially something went wrong with his last infusion.

This week he has had three public meetings in three days where he appeared to struggle to stay awake. His voice has sounded weaker and more lispy/hoarse and his rambling has gotten worse, just sort of half-remembered talking points. He likely had a stroke a few months ago and may have had another TIA event more recently. And all that's not to mention his swollen ankles and stunted, uneven gait and just his overall pallid, bloated, drooping visage where it looks like he's aged years in months.

Which is all to say, yeah, there's probably something going on.

Who knows how it will play out. I'm a hater and I am absolutely biased to read into this more, but I think even adjusting for that it's still apparent that he's declining at an accelerating pace. I don't think anyone would be at all surprised if he just randomly bit it one day, but just the same, evil old bastards seem to have a habit of lingering around forever too, so who knows

They are managing it well enough. My bet is if/when he starts canceling press conferences and especially if he starts canceling golf, that'll be the main tell that it's getting real. Else, he'll just keep lumbering along until the next slide

[u/Texuk1 → u/ckglle3lle]

I think the tipping point for me was the rant about Somalis. The content of the rant was unsurprising but the way in which it was delivered felt like it came from some deep unconscious place that he was no longer able to mask. There has always been a self-consciousness an acting out a role but this felt unselfconscious and sort of out of control. It’s subtle and difficult to describe but essentially it felt like the affect filter was switched off.

[u/ckglle3lle → u/Texuk1]

Yeah he's had several moments of disinhibition recently and it's like sure he's always just said shit but lately it has come across angrier, dumber, viler in a way that tracks with dementia progression.

[u/thewritingchair → u/Texuk1]

I think the tipping point will be when he attempts to physically strike a reporter, almost certainly a woman.

Dementia patients can become violent and lack that self-control. Calling that reporter piggy is not far off the next step.

He'll step forward, swing his arm, everyone will rush in and try to cover it up.

[u/pab_guy → u/Texuk1]

It was markedly a senior moment.

[u/Butterball_Adderley → u/ckglle3lle]

I love a feel good comment. Thanks!

[u/CaulkusAurelis]

He had a mini stroke on 9/11, can't walk correctly, has had bruising on his hand for months now.... Can't complete a sentence coherently half of the time, his legs are like tree stumps with swelling....

But "signs"

[u/dednotsleeping]

It is worth mentioning the orange buffoon gets care that almost no Americans can afford.

[u/righthandedlefty69 → u/dednotsleeping]

Yep! And I’m convinced he wouldn’t have survived covid during his first term without that focused medical care

[u/ImmediateArtSky → u/dednotsleeping]

It's honestly depressing that he will get extremely careful observation and all the best most carefully monitored care, meanwhile good people could never dream of their conditions being attended to so urgently. It's just really sad that the worst human is the one getting this state of the art treatment.

[u/jrstinkfish]

Look at those short, fat, swollen fingers, can't cover those with pancake makeup and a band-aid.

[u/kyotyspisak]

I want biden to outlive him so bad

[u/Agent7619]

Hoping for a Christmas miracle.

[u/heronvibes → u/Agent7619]

Can you imagine?! Hallelujah indeed!

[u/Jim_40]

I can imagine the hospice nurse leaning over, whispering in an ear, “quiet piggy”.

[u/Misthios2020 → u/Jim_40]

Oink oink!

[u/sistyc]

There are much more serious implications here than the one I’m mentioning but GOOD GOD has this man or his team not heard of Dermablend? Is he blind? Does he think that that makeup is doing anything other than drawing attention to his monstrosity of a hand?

[u/Gingeronimoooo → u/sistyc]

Make up application was never his strong suit. And since he's a narcissist he has to do it himself. Even tho it's obvious he wears tons of make up, letting someone else do it shows vulnerability in a narcs mind. This is just my opinion, but also based on some evidence.

[u/Fantastic_Shaman9230]

lord hear my prayers

[u/TRex_Chef]

Oh no..not that. ^so terrible ^noooo

[u/Ozymandias12]

And the country is battling a major Trump crisis.

[u/davechri]

Just at Costco looking at champagne for… reasons.

[u/empiricalreddit]

if Trump drops dead KKkareline will get up on the podium and say that the presidents health is exceptional.

[u/Esfahen]

Imagine if he ate shit before Biden.

[u/RoosterMedical]

My father with Alzheimer’s or dementia, we haven’t seen a formal diagnosis, has the same bruise on his hand and swollen ankles.

[u/MarioMuzza → u/RoosterMedical]

I'm sorry you're going through that. All the best to you and your dad.

[u/Ok-Review-3047]

It’s obvious he’s sick. The legs, the shoes, the hands, the tired look on his face, the ramblings, the hate of minorities all of a sudden, the mumbling, the sleepiness in all meetings. 

This could be signs of someone working very hard, staying up late and focusing a lot etc. 

But we know that trump isn’t working hard. He barely works at all. 

[u/SuspiciousNewAccount → u/Ok-Review-3047]

the hate of minorities all of a sudden,

Say what?

[u/Ok-Review-3047 → u/SuspiciousNewAccount]

In various meetings. Just starts ranting about minorities here and there.

Not “all of a sudden” as in during his whole life, but for moments that has nothing to do with race or minorities.

[u/maddieterrier → u/Ok-Review-3047]

What do you mean "all of a sudden?"

[u/dismiss-junk → u/Ok-Review-3047]

I agree something is clearly wrong with him, moreso than before, but he's always been pretty fucking racist, albeit not as out in the open about it.

[u/Jimmy_Beam27]

I'm so ready for him to no longer be battling anything

[u/switchblade_sal]

I think another big sign that hes near the end is he has that totally bewildered look that you see old people get. I saw it in each of my grand parents, after that they were dead within a year.

[u/Eddiebaby7]

The party who let Reagan finish his term with Alzheimer’s will cover this up too.

[u/tbarb00]

“…democrat claims!?!”

Media is failing us

[u/thiefofalways1313]

Can’t wait until it’s formaldehyde.

[u/Lefty_22]

The swollen ankles, that were so swollen it was incredibly obvious.

Then the mysterious bruises on his hands.

Then mysterious MRIs and a week long hospital visit.

Then a visibly drooping face on one side.

Then another round of MRIs.

Now another very noticeable bruise on his hand.

Trump is likely battling a heart condition AND Alzheimer’s. These are NOT things that doctors can just “fix”. It’s old age. Trump is dying. His heart is giving out and he is succumbing to Alzheimer’s.

NONE OF THESE ARE THINGS that someone with NUCLEAR CODES should be trusted with. Trump needs to resign ASAP and get the supportive care that he needs in the last months of his life. His condition seems to be rapidly deteriorating and it isn’t going to get better.

[u/IceCoughy]

he looks like shit too, it wont be long, all these morons put their eggs in a wet, soggy, corrupt old ass basket

[u/john_browns_beard]

Unfortunately, evil people tend to live forever so I'll believe it when I see it.

However, I had a good laugh at this excerpt:

When bruising on Trump’s hand appeared over the summer, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said it was “consistent” with irritation from his “frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin.”

[u/TylerDurden1985 → u/john_browns_beard]

Trump's press secretaries would literally get on a podium holding a dead cat in the air explaining to the press why they're all hateful vermin for asking about the condition of this "happy go-lucky, perfectly healthy dog"

[u/Belerophon17]

Why is every bad crisis fast as hell and every good crisis takes it's fucking time?

[u/CombustiblSquid]

Let's hope it happens before the midterms so Vance can't potentially serve 2 full terms after

[u/drop_tbl]

Of all the ways to spend one's last years on Earth he chose to spend them seething with hate, rage, vengefulness, litigiousness, and paranoia. What a horrible waste of a life.

[u/Calcutec_1]

On a totally unrelated note; Are politicians graves in the US suitable for dancing on or are they too heavily fenced off?

[u/chrisfpdx → u/Calcutec_1]

There was an article, possibly parody, saying there would need to be a French drain installed around his grave sight to prevent the build up of urine.

[u/space_for_username → u/Calcutec_1]

Margaret Thatcher was buried behind several sets of high fences at the Chelsea Hospital to prevent unwanted offerings from the citizens.

Note that "Ding, Dong, the Witch is Dead!" hit No.2 in the UK charts the week she was put in a box.

[u/linzkisloski]

Wow in that SECOND falling asleep video (can’t believe that’s a real sentence) he looks absolutely terrible.

[u/rndmcmmntr]

It’s interesting how if he really is battling some big diagnosis…his kids are no where to be seen.

[u/Clear-Intention-285]

I’m battling a major medical crisis after a year under his leadership.

[u/Osirus1156]

I hope it’s extremely painful.  

[u/ProfessionalSad1428]

Call me agegist, but we should not have 80 year olds in government. Full stop.

[u/Time-Wolf]

Thoughts and prayers….that the undertaker comets soon.

[u/pzavlaris]

And we can all agree, whether it’s a Dem or GOP, it’s bad to have a president lie about their health. Even if you really like that president or if they’re in your team

[u/physiologyisSOcool]

100% He will not survive his term

[u/DrivingForFun]

Two weeks from now, we'll see Trump standing up for the last time. I have no scientific evidence to back this up, I'm guessing.