Top Doctor Drops Trump Health Bombshell
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What new health concerns are emerging about President Trump’s physical condition?
I get more questions about Donald Trump's appearance and his health from everyday people across America than anything else that ever happens out of Washington, D.C. They want to know what's going on with the fact that he's falling asleep in public. They want to know what's going on with the makeup on his bruise. But in DC, it's sometimes a taboo topic unless it's like hot moment in the press with something like this doctor's calling it out. For what it is. The only time the White House has ever directly said to me that they would have answered questions is they they referred me to Sean Barbabella and he never answered any of my calls or emails. And then they changed their tune and stopped referring me to him for more questions.
I'm Joanna Coles. This is the Daily Beast podcast. Today we are getting straight into the president's health. Is he healthy? Is he not healthy? Today there's a new letter from Dick Cheney's uh former doctor. Asking all sorts of questions that, to be fair, we have been asking at the Daily Beast since the president came back into office. What about his mental health? What about his cognitive health? And what about his physical health? His cankel? Sometimes he flaunts them, sometimes he hides them. What's going on? Sarah Ewell Weiss from our Washington Bureau is here to explain all. Before she does, you know what I'm gonna ask for you to press the subscribe button. Subscription button if you haven't done already.
We're indie media. We appreciate your support. And that's why we can have the kind of conversations we do. We are joined today by Sarah Ewell Weiss, who's in the studio up from our DC bureau where she is normally typing away and taking calls from sources. Sarah, I wanted to start with the president's health, because he looks as if he's failing in plain sight. But what I was curious about was a letter in this morning's New York Times. We're recording this on Wednesday morning by Dr. Jonathan Reiner, who was uh Dick Cheney's doctor and who talks about the complications of managing health with a very senior official. Obviously, Dick Cheney was vice president. Uh, but he's got questions for the president's doctor because he feels we're not getting all the answers we need.
What is the conversation in DC at the moment about Donald Trump's health?
I think in Washington D C this is Sometimes a topic that is all consuming and then it kind of goes away. So when you see someone like this doctor writing off-bed, people in DC are like, oh, let's talk about it again. But then it suddenly disappears, unless you're someone from the Daily Beast or some others who are continually asking these questions, which we've had since he took office more than a year ago. Because as you watch him, you see that there are different Aspects to how he carries himself, to how he looks, that have changed over time as he ages. And the White House refuses in most cases to address questions about this. So it has become an ongoing mystery, and they have been completely shutting down, or in some cases, combative about questions about.
His health. Now, if you step outside of Washington, outside the beltway, I get more questions about Donald Trump's appearance and his health from everyday people across America than anything else that ever happens out of Washington, D.C. They want to know what's going on with the fact that he's falling asleep in public. They want to know what's going on with the fact that he can't walk in a straight line when you watch him on camera. They want to know what's going on. Going on with the makeup on his bruise. So it is definitely a very prominent topic, a very big question, as it also was in the final years of the Biden administration with President Joe Biden as he aged. But in DC, it's sometimes a taboo topic, unless it's like a hot moment in the press with something like this doctor's calling it out for what it is, which is the White House being completely shut down and not transparent.
and in some cases lying uh about what's clearly happening in plain sight.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What new health concerns are emerging about President Trump’s physical condition?
0:00–6:45
2
How does Dr. Jonathan Reiner challenge the White House’s response to Trump’s health questions?
6:45–12:07
3
Why are Trump’s bruises and the makeup used to cover them raising suspicion?
12:07–16:46
4
What does chronic venous insufficiency mean for Trump’s swollen ankles (cankles) and how is it being treated?
16:46–22:26
5
Why did the president use a decoy plane for the NATO summit and who was left behind?
22:26–28:27
6
How is the ongoing Iran conflict affecting Trump’s administration and security decisions?
28:27–34:59
7
What does the botched renovation of the National Mall’s reflecting pool reveal about government competence?
34:59–42:10
8
What are the implications of Trump’s erratic sleep schedule and public “nodding off” incidents?
42:10–49:14