Trump's physician denies president had a stroke in November

 

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters prior to boarding Air Force One as he departs Washington on travel to Illinois and Wisconsin at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump did not have a stroke and remains healthy, his physician said on Tuesday in response to a new book suggesting Vice President Mike Pence was put on standby to assume presidential powers during a sudden Trump medical visit last year.

 

In the book, titled "Donald Trump v. The United States," New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt writes that word went out in the West Wing around the time of the visit last November for the vice president to be on standby if Trump had to undergo a procedure that would require he be anesthetized, according to news outlets that obtained a copy.

 

"I don't recall being told to be on standby," Pence said on Tuesday in an interview with Fox News. "I was informed that the president had a doctor's appointment," he said.

 

Trump and his physician appeared to respond on Tuesday to author Don Winslow's posting on Twitter last month that Winslow had received three communications from administration whistleblowers that Trump had "a series of mini-strokes."

 

"I can confirm that President Trump has not experienced nor been evaluated for a cerebrovascular accident (stroke), transient ischemic attack (mini stroke), or any acute cardiovascular emergencies, as have been incorrectly reported in the media," Dr. Sean Conley said in a statement.

 

"The president remains healthy and I have no concerns about his ability to maintain the rigorous schedule ahead of him. As stated in my last report, I expect him to remain fit to execute the duties of the Presidency," Conley added.

 

On Twitter, Trump also denied having suffered a series of mini-strokes.

 

 

At the time, the White House described Trump's unexpected and unscheduled visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center as a start to his annual physical that included a quick exam and some laboratory tests.

 

But the trip triggered questions on social media since it occurred months before the annual physical had been carried out in the past.

 

Trump, known for his love of hamburgers and well-done steaks and an aversion to the gym, gained weight from his physical in 2017, pushing his body mass index into the obese category.

 

(Reporting by Jeff Mason, Diane Bartz and Alexandra Alper; Editing by Howard Goller and Lisa Shumaker)

 

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Could have fooled me he sure talks and acts like someone impaired 

Sadly, I have personal experience of helping people who have suffered mini strokes. Trump's speech patterns, while not quite as sharp as in 2016, seem to reflect the regular wear n' tear of four stressful years at the age 74. While it is valid to question whether it is a good idea for anyone that old to run for the office of president, with a mini stroke you would be seeing far more disjointed sentences, some confusion, and a general lack of energy.

EDIT: Just to be clear, with the above description I am not suggesting that Biden has suffered any mini strokes.

 

Edited September 1, 20205 yr by Poet
Clarification

So no stroke but they gave him the test that assesses the damage from a stroke. The "point to an elephant and remember some words" test is not part of a normal checkup, its the test given after a stroke.

Trump has a long history of doctors misrepresenting the truth about the condition of his health.

 

The observable truth is Trump has problems balancing, has problems with his limbs, exhibits difficulty pronouncing commonly used words and constructing simple sentences.

 

He’s clearly not well and it is a legitimate concern of the electorate before an election.

 

Trump’s response is a mixture of ridiculous explanations of his hospital visit, attacking those who report these concerns and of course projecting his visibly failing health onto his electoral opponent.

5 minutes ago, Poet said:

Sadly, I have personal experience of helping people who have suffered mini strokes. Trump's speech patterns, while not quite as sharp as in 2016, seem to reflect the regular wear n' tear of four stressful years at that age. With a mini stroke you would be seeing far more disjointed sentences, some confusion, and a general lack of energy.

EDIT: Just to be clear, with the above description I am not suggesting that Biden has suffered any mini strokes.

 

“With a mini stroke you would be seeing far more disjointed sentences, some confusion, and a general lack of energy.”

 

Surely that would depend on the severity of the stroke. 

 

Trump exhibits all all these symptoms and then some.

15 minutes ago, Tug said:

Could have fooled me he sure talks and acts like someone impaired 

Maybe that's why he Tweets a lot! ????

Just now, Chomper Higgot said:

Trump exhibits all all these symptoms and then some.

He has always had an unusual way of speaking - his sentence construction is unusual but apparently effective in stressing the points he wishes to convey.

Lack of energy, hmmmm, I have to say that for someone in their 70s he has unusually high levels. I think his convention speech ran over an hour the other night. He talks a lot and, among all that output, you can certainly find confused moments but, for the most part, he is unusually cogent for his age.

Again, I'm not sure that it is such a good idea to select someone that old to be president, he will be an astonishing 78 years old by the time his finishes his second term. All I am saying is that he is one of the most closely and critically watched US presidents in history and, yet, there is no point in the timeline at which we can note a sudden and sustained drop in his speaking ability, whereas we could in Reagan's second term.

Trump seems, so far, to have experienced a natural decline and, overall, his levels appear to be more in line a man in his mid-sixties. Most men in their 70s simply wouldn't make it through a presidential campaign.

 

12 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

“With a mini stroke you would be seeing far more disjointed sentences, some confusion, and a general lack of energy.”

 

Surely that would depend on the severity of the stroke. 

 

Trump exhibits all all these symptoms and then some.

Trump = lack of energy? He has more energy than my 4 month old Jack Russell when she sees a squirrel.

 

 

19 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The observable truth is Trump has problems balancing, has problems with his limbs, exhibits difficulty pronouncing commonly used words and constructing simple sentences.

 

He regularly proves wrong those that smear him for being mentally incapacitated by giving lengthy press conferences with QandA's after, there has not been a question in 4 years he didn't answer. He does this because as well as triggering Acosta and co, and proving he is mentally as sharp as a tack, it gives contrast with his basement bound opponent who can't even read a teleprompter without fluffing it. 

2 minutes ago, TopDeadSenter said:

Trump = lack of energy? He has more energy than my 4 month old Jack Russell when she sees a squirrel.

 

 

 

He regularly proves wrong those that smear him for being mentally incapacitated by giving lengthy press conferences with QandA's after, there has not been a question in 4 years he didn't answer. He does this because as well as triggering Acosta and co, and proving he is mentally as sharp as a tack, it gives contrast with his basement bound opponent who can't even read a teleprompter without fluffing it. 

Trump’s lethargy is widely reported, spending most of every working day on ‘executive time’:

 

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/29/trump-daily-schedule-executive-time-944996

 

His appearances before the press are exactly where evidence of his failing speech and balance problems are presented.

4 minutes ago, TopDeadSenter said:

and proving he is mentally as sharp as a tack

I think it's his regular injections of disinfectant that keep him on the ball!

1 minute ago, TopDeadSenter said:

Trump = lack of energy? He has more energy than my 4 month old Jack Russell when she sees a squirrel.

 

 

 

He regularly proves wrong those that smear him for being mentally incapacitated by giving lengthy press conferences with QandA's after, there has not been a question in 4 years he didn't answer. He does this because as well as triggering Acosta and co, and proving he is mentally as sharp as a tack, it gives contrast with his basement bound opponent who can't even read a teleprompter without fluffing it. 

Trump is the smear master that sir is his stock and trade it is what he does bottom line he has trouble with stairs ramps drinking water sometimes he gets no exercise he’s a blubber ball I for one have trouble understanding what he says he skips around a lot and much of it is gibberish but then I’m not a trump fan boy 

8 minutes ago, TopDeadSenter said:

Trump = lack of energy? He has more energy than my 4 month old Jack Russell when she sees a squirrel.

 

 

 

He regularly proves wrong those that smear him for being mentally incapacitated by giving lengthy press conferences with QandA's after, there has not been a question in 4 years he didn't answer. He does this because as well as triggering Acosta and co, and proving he is mentally as sharp as a tack, it gives contrast with his basement bound opponent who can't even read a teleprompter without fluffing it. 

What are you talking about, he has ended several press conferences because of a question he didnt want to answer. Several times he has ignored a question, like it wasn't asked, and moved on to the next question.

He has answered 100s of questions with nonsensical ramblings, 

Edited September 2, 20205 yr by Peterw42

The book release date is Sep 1.  Interesting timing.

 

Yet another attempt to disparage the greatest president ever.  They lose on the issues so they keep trying this kind of stuff.

 

Won't work.

Edited September 2, 20205 yr by Kelsall

5 minutes ago, Kelsall said:

The book release date is Sep 1.  Interesting timing.

 

Yet another attempt to disparage the greatest president ever.  They lose on the issues so they keep trying this kind of stuff.

 

Won't work.

The issue here isn’t the book, the issue is Trump’s health.

 

It is Trump himself who has inserted the question of his health into the news.

 

No news outlets or newspapers were discussing Trump having suffered a stroke.

 

Trump tweeted his denial of him having had a stroke when nobody was talking about such a thing.

 

Had he not tweeted his denial it would not be in the news.

 

But it is now!

10 minutes ago, Poet said:

Sadly, I have personal experience of helping people who have suffered mini strokes. Trump's speech patterns, while not quite as sharp as in 2016, seem to reflect the regular wear n' tear of four stressful years at the age 74. While it is valid to question whether it is a good idea for anyone that old to run for the office of president, with a mini stroke you would be seeing far more disjointed sentences, some confusion, and a general lack of energy.

EDIT: Just to be clear, with the above description I am not suggesting that Biden has suffered any mini strokes.

 

Hope you caught the Laura Ingraham Trump interview. This from a FOX journo throwing softball questions. She still had to guide him back to the plot multiple times. His classic was the tangent about  planes filled with dark clothed  antifa or worse flying around are nation. Its a q anon conspiracy theory or worse but Laura was terrified where it night go and desperately tried to change it up. This was even more strange than his famous Axios interview. He was always nasty, a liar, now he is getting plain bizarre.

 

You  wonder if during the debate it is Trump not Biden who loses the plot and raves about pizza parlors, Adrenochrome or whatever the latest republican conspiracy theories are.

 

Stock the microwave popcorn. 

43 minutes ago, TopDeadSenter said:

Trump = lack of energy? He has more energy than my 4 month old Jack Russell when she sees a squirrel.

 

 

 

He regularly proves wrong those that smear him for being mentally incapacitated by giving lengthy press conferences with QandA's after, there has not been a question in 4 years he didn't answer. He does this because as well as triggering Acosta and co, and proving he is mentally as sharp as a tack, it gives contrast with his basement bound opponent who can't even read a teleprompter without fluffing it. 

You have really lost it! 

You have same doctor? State Medical Board have had long vacation when hes papers going true!

Some secretary put papers forward !

Guy only perform lobotomy surgery and all know how good that have gone! Should leave even one block of brain inside head! But he only leave hair in hole head, and not even manage that either!

Edited September 2, 20205 yr by 2 is 1

16 minutes ago, LomSak27 said:

Hope you caught the Laura Ingraham Trump interview.

I did not. While I find the day-to-day headlines entertaining, politics is not interesting enough to watch every interview. I will, however, keep an eye open for clips of it. Thanks.
 

 

16 minutes ago, LomSak27 said:

You  wonder if during the debate it is Trump not Biden who loses the plot

Trump is not actually that good a debater, his energy actually tends to be quite low compared to his own events, but his special weapon is his ability to come up with genuinely funny one-liners, such as "because you'd be in jail" or "Only Rosie O'Donnell". These get shared massively online and, because very few people watch the actual debates, it essentially hands him the win.

In this election, there almost certainly won't be a debate. As long as Covid and the rioting continue, Biden can win without exposing himself to any live situations.

 

Edited September 2, 20205 yr by Poet
Reason for edit: Mini stroke

48 minutes ago, TopDeadSenter said:

<snip>

He regularly proves wrong those that smear him for being mentally incapacitated by giving lengthy press conferences with QandA's after, there has not been a question in 4 years he didn't answer. <snip>

Totally and proven not true.

44 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

I think it's his regular injections of disinfectant that keep him on the ball!

Perhaps the various UV light sources inserted in unknown (thank goodness) orifices (a second plank of the treatment as I recall) are responsible for the strange orange glow.?

6 minutes ago, Poet said:

I did not. While I find the day-to-day headlines entertaining, politics is not interesting enough to watch every interview. I will, however, keep an eye open for clips of it. Thanks.
 

 

Trump is not actually that good a debater, his energy actually tends to be quite low compared to his own events, but his special weapon is his ability to come up with genuinely funny one-liners, such as "because you'd be in jail" or "Only Rosie O'Donnell". These get shared massively online and, because very few people watch the actual debates, it essentially hands him the win.

In this election, there almost certainly won't be a debate. As long as Covid and the rioting continue, Biden can win without exposing himself to any live situations.

 

On a continuous basis you're praising Trump by indirectly defaming Biden (Trump too old for presidency, Biden not exposing himself).

I'm beginning to think that Pence or Kamala maybe worth betting on to be the next but one POTUS

25 minutes ago, stevenl said:

On a continuous basis you're praising Trump by indirectly defaming Biden (Trump too old for presidency, Biden not exposing himself).

Could you please clarify what you are alleging here?

Not sure how my questioning the ability of Trump to withstand, at his age, another four years of one of the most stressful jobs in the world is somehow "praising Trump". The man is 74 years of age! No one that old should be selected for a job that complex and vital to the nation. He might be fine today but, at any point during that four-year term, Trump could start showing signs of dementia and that would be an absolute disaster for America.

How is it defaming Biden to say that he is avoiding exposure? That is a fact that everyone is fully aware of and all the leading Democrats agree is necessary. I stated that, in the current circumstances, it won't matter and that Biden is likely to win as long as they can keep the riots going and no vaccine emerges until after the election.

 

Edited September 2, 20205 yr by Poet

58 minutes ago, TopDeadSenter said:

Trump = lack of energy? He has more energy than my 4 month old Jack Russell when she sees a squirrel.

 

 

 

He regularly proves wrong those that smear him for being mentally incapacitated by giving lengthy press conferences with QandA's after, there has not been a question in 4 years he didn't answer. He does this because as well as triggering Acosta and co, and proving he is mentally as sharp as a tack, it gives contrast with his basement bound opponent who can't even read a teleprompter without fluffing it. 

"...there has not been a question in 4 years he didn't answer."

 

????????????

 

There ave been few questions in four years he has given a straight, honest answer to.  Comedians have had great fun going over his off-topic ramblings to clear questions.

Looks like a stroke to me.

 

 

It can hardly be doubted that Trump has pronounced and progressive cognitive decline.

 

The first clip is an excerpt of an interview from 1980 when Trump was 34.  He speaks in complete sentences and makes his points coherently.  He responds to the interviewer rather than just going off on a tangent.  His ideas are the same  vacuous sentiments he still holds, but the point is that he speaks at least like a college grad, if not an especially bright one.  

 

The second clip from Feb. 2020 about coronavirus shows Trump at his current level of incoherence.  He rambles off the topic.  His sentences are ungrammatical.  

 

On other occasions he gets words wrong like saying "oranges" for "origens" and, although his facial expression shows that he knows the word is wrong, he can't correct it.  

 

We can see many of the symptoms of dementia in Trump's speech such as incoherence, rambling without grammatical structure, impoverished vocabulary, along with rage and loss of balance.  Trump's father had Alzheimer's.  The range of symptoms from Alzheimer's is wide because it can affect any part of the brain and therefore the body.  

 

Trump has been a psychopath since childhood and that will not change, but his cognitive decline has developed late in his life.  

 

 

 

35 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

Perhaps the various UV light sources inserted in unknown (thank goodness) orifices (a second plank of the treatment as I recall) are responsible for the strange orange glow.?

Some doctor suggested that Trump's orange skin tone could be the result of a liver medication.  If so, perhaps he puts on the orange makeup to provide cover for the symptom of the illness.

"I don't recall being told to be on standby," Pence said on Tuesday.....

 

As opposed to 'I was not put on standby' which is an outright denial.

Being on alert to replace the President is not something you'd forget and must be the easiest yes or no answer to a question you'll ever have.

I agree with U.S. President Donald Trump.  He did not have a stroke.

14 minutes ago, johnray said:

I agree with U.S. President Donald Trump.  He did not have a stroke.

So why did he choose to make a news item out of something nobody was talking about?

 

Be assured, he’s put a big spotlight on his own health.

 

His already noticed slurring of words, inability to construct full sentences, problems with balance and such simple tasks as drinking a glass of water are now fair game evidence of his underlying health issues.

 

Going forward he will very reasonably be under close scrutiny for evidence of neurological problems.

 

He, Donald Trump, invited this scrutiny.

 

Well done that man.

 

 

Edited September 2, 20205 yr by Chomper Higgot