There’s something seriously wrong with Trump’s health: his trouble walking, the constant slurring, the way he drinks water.— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 29, 2020
The American people need to know what’s going on.#TrumpIsNotWellpic.twitter.com/RLRuzoQO1j
And someone captured an unpleasant screenshot:
I'll add to this post as I see other examples.
Update on September 1: Donald continues to sound like someone who is losing his marbles and I'm seeing more talk about his (assumed but not definitively known) impairment:
He’s snapped https://t.co/eMPkG0zZAE— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) September 1, 2020
Here is an unreported fact:— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) September 1, 2020
More than a dozen Secret Service agents are aware of Donald Trump's medical condition and mini-strokes.
Hey @realDonaldTrump: Until you explain WHY you went to #WalterReed, & records are released, we will assume u are sick...suffering from some kind of illness which is why you slur your speech, have trouble raising a glass, walk unsteadily, stumble/fall on stairs...#TrumpIsNotWell https://t.co/7K5g1WDQNR— Andy Ostroy (@AndyOstroy) September 1, 2020
Here's how Talking Points Memo is reporting the story, reported by Nicole Lafond:
Title: Why Is Trump Tweeting About Mini-Strokes?
My roommate just asked me this question. There’s not a solid answer, but it’s related to news out of New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt’s forthcoming book, which was obtained by CNN.
According to the book, Vice President Mike Pence was reportedly put on standby to possibly temporarily assume presidential powers while Trump made an abrupt visit to Walter Reed late last year. There have been conflicting reports about the visit, and hospital officials alerted staff via a mass-memo about Trump visit, an indication it was not a routine check-up as the White House claimed.
From Schmidt’s book:
Word went out in the West Wing for the vice president to be on standby to take over the powers of the presidency temporarily if Trump had to undergo a procedure that would have required him to be anesthetized.
Trump responded Tuesday morning:
It never ends! Now they are trying to say that your favorite President, me, went to Walter Reed Medical Center, having suffered a series of mini-strokes. Never happened to THIS candidate - FAKE NEWS. Perhaps they are referring to another candidate from another Party!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2020
Why Trump is specifically denying having a stroke is not entirely clear. Twitter responded to President Trump’s tweets with many a “he doth protest too much” memes. But Trump may be pulling the accusation from this report: CNN contributor Joe Lockhart apparently at one time floated the theory that Trump might have had a secret stroke and was trying to hide it from the American people.
It’s convoluted and I’m sure we’ll learn more when Schmidt’s book is out.
Donald's White House doctor apparently felt compelled to weigh in. I'd take what he says with a grain of salt:
President Trump is denying that he had a series of mini strokes though @nytmike says he never reported that he ever did.— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) September 1, 2020
And now the WH doctor is weighing in saying strokes (that were never alleged by Mike) didn’t happen. pic.twitter.com/GtGkJip9le
Update #2 on Wednesday afternoon. Donald is sounding more and more out-of-it:
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) September 2, 2020
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