Donald Trump 'missing' for 6 days as US President sparks health concerns
Donald Trump has hardly been seen in public since the release of his latest medical check-up where his doctor declared he was in 'excellent health'.
There are few jobs that require being out and about in public as much as that of US president, but the journalist Aaron Rupar noted that the last public engagement Trump has had in a week was a cabinet meeting last Wednesday (27 May) the day after his check-up.
Trump bragged that it had all gone 'PERFECTLY' and the 79-year-old feels as well as he did 50 years ago, while Dr Sean Barbabella said he also said he scored top marks on a cognitive impairment test.
The doctor added that Trump has 'strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and overall physical function' for a man his age.
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However, the Wall Street Journal reports that other doctors have warned that the report is missing the details they'd want to see to explain his results.
With Trump's 80th birthday in just a couple of weeks there is increased scrutiny on his health and capability of doing the job.
It's in part because the elderly president made such an issue of it regarding his aged predecessor Joe Biden.
Trump often called the health, mental competence and age of his opponent into question, but upon starting his second term in the White House he is the oldest person ever to have taken office.
He can't really expect to avoid similar scrutiny.
Trump's check-up results weren't all sunshine and roses either, as it noted he has 'minor soft tissue irritation' on his hands which is claimed to be 'related to frequent handshaking'.
If you're wondering why Trump keeps getting bruises on his hands which get covered with blotches of makeup, the official version is he's shaking lots of hands and the aspirin he's taking for his heart are combining to produce very visible bruising.
Last year he was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, so he is getting treatment for some things.
There have been several hoaxes in the past claiming that Trump had died after he hadn't make a public appearance for a few days, but he would inevitably then appear which rather makes claims he'd passed away seem unlikely.
We do know he was alive and kicking as of Monday (1 June) because he had a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that day, which Axios reports featured a moment where Trump called Netanyahu 'f**king crazy'.
They report that a US official has said Trump told Netanyahu: "You're f**king crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this."
So he is still doing things.
When approached for comment about Trump's lack of public appearances in the past week, the White House said: "President Trump just participated in a 45-minute wide-ranging interview yesterday, and he will be holding open press events tomorrow and Friday.
"Anyone using the President’s schedule to push left-wing conspiracies is a grade-A moron."
Topics: Donald Trump, US News
Joe Harker