If you’re looking for a candidate who’s going to be candid about their physical health, Donald Trump is not your man. His lies about his health stretch back a long way further than just his days in politics.
Because of his vanity, he’s always seen doctors who treat him with the utmost discretion, and when necessary, who will lie for him. And when he hasn’t been able to choose his own doctors, he’s simply lied himself about the outcome of examinations.
Just while he was in the White House alone, he lied every single year about things that were contradicted by simple observation. If you say you’re 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds, and you end up standing next to a guy with the same build, you’d better hope you look the same. Donald never has. The comparisons he’s drawn, in fact, have never been kind.
One physical tic, however, does more to support the rumor that Trump has had a stroke sometime recently than even the drooling he did at a rally a while back: He drags his right leg behind him when he walks.
Of COURSE we’re not talking about some Quasimodo version of the Electric Slide. But it is very apparent that he’s now having some trouble walking, and he hasn’t said a word about it publicly.
It’s no surprise that he’s keeping it a secret. Again, his ego prevents him from even talking about the mysterious regrowth of his ear after his “assassination attempt,” since it doesn’t appear to have been touched by a bullet in any way. So if he’s had a stroke, he’s absolutely going to keep that to himself.
He needs the world to see him as the perfect physical specimen that they think of when artists come up with “Firefighter Trump in a Cowboy Hat” for his virtual trading card set.
You’ll never observe Trump’s mental version of himself in real life. Instead, you’ll be treated to a bit of a gimp. And whenever he brings his leg behind him for a stroll, the internet chatter sparks anew.
Still dragging that right leg. pic.twitter.com/YLmuwt0kZz [1]
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) October 25, 2024 [2]
Holy hell. My grandma is 98, recently had a stroke, and she walks better than that.
— Rachel Vindman 🇺🇸🦅🌻 (@natsechobbyist) October 25, 2024 [3]
He’s been walking that way for months. Makes me think he could have had a mild stroke a while back. And we still know nothing of his health fitness bc he WON’T produce his medical report!
— Claire S🖤🩷🖤 (@SaintLaurant) October 25, 2024 [4]
The mini-strokes are coming thick and fast.
— Christopher Hoare (@Chris_Hoare) October 25, 2024 [5]
But at least one social media commenter let him off the hook, even if it was in a humorous way:
hes got bone spurs Ron, come on
— Looni (@LooniRacooni) October 25, 2024 [6]
Stay tuned, folks. If this issue becomes any worse, we’re likely to see his spin team in overdrive coming up with excuses.