Trump’s Health Draws Scrutiny Once Aimed At Biden

Questions about President Donald Trump's health and age have once again taken center stage as several medical experts publicly questioned visible symptoms, sleep issues and his recent public appearances — stirring up debates that once politically damaged former President Joe Biden.

The conversation about his health restarted as Trump approaches his 80th birthday next month, combined with several doctors pointing to possible visible warning signs during recent appearances and videos, per The Mirror UK.

The White House has denied claims that Trump is dealing with serious medical issues, even though he has just gone for his third medical checkup in thirteen months.

And interestingly, the conversation about the president’s health is beginning to mirror the same concerns that dominated news headlines during Biden’s final year in office.

There are many speculations about whether his age and health are affecting his presidency, just as when Biden's mental sharpness was questioned and he was branded a "sympathetic, well, meaning, elderly man with a poor memory" thanks to an investigation during the 2024 presidential campaign.

And netizens are not letting up, with some mocking him as "Dementia Donnie."

It's hard to ignore the political reversal that has happened after one year into his second term.

Dr. Bruce Davidson, who is a professor at Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, appeared on a Daily Beast podcast that Trump showed symptoms that he has seen in stroke patients throughout his career.

“Earlier in the year, there was video of him shuffling, and I thought that was weird,” Davidson said.

“Then I saw him cradling his right hand in his left, which is a common, involuntary thing that people with strokes had done when they have weakness on one side.”

Davidson also pointed to Trump’s recent speech patterns and apparent sleep struggles as additional concerns.

“He's recovered from the stroke,” Davidson claimed, “and now... based on what I'm observing, he's suffering two kinds of complications from stroke.”

The doctor’s comments added to more online discussion after CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner separately also asked questions about Trump appearing tired or falling asleep during public events.

“The president has severe daytime somnolence,” Reiner said on CNN. “He falls asleep very often.”

Reiner added, “It’s a real problem. And the president appears to struggle to stay awake during the day.”

The medical analyst questioned whether the White House had properly explained Trump’s visible bruising, swollen ankles and reports of daytime fatigue.

Trump recently visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for another physical exam and later told reporters that “everything checked out PERFECTLY.”

Previously, Karoline Leavitt also denied that Trump had suffered a stroke, calling them “false and slanderous allegations from a left-wing nut job.”

Still, the public have weighed in about the president's health.

A recent Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that 59% of Americans do not believe Trump is mentally sharp enough to serve effectively as president, while 55% questioned his physical fitness for office.

Another Economist/YouGov survey found that nearly half of Americans believe Trump is too old to remain in the White House.

As the public questions Trump's fitness for office, it shows that there has been a political shift after Republicans spent much of the 2024 election cycle attacking Biden about his mental abilities and stamina.

Biden ultimately withdrew from the race after a disastrous debate performance against Trump amplified voter anxiety over his age.

Now, some of the same questions that were once aimed at Biden are increasingly being directed toward Trump himself.