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‘He seemed a bit sapped’: New health alarm raised after Trump’s military speech

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‘He seemed a bit sapped’: New health alarm raised after Trump’s military speech

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For the second time this week, Donald Trump’s demeanor and energy level during televised events raised eyebrows about the health of the 79-year-old president.

During an appearance on MSNBC early Wednesday, retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling pointed out that Trump seemed “rattled” by the silent treatment he was given by the hundreds of military leaders who were summoned to a Marine base in Quantico, Virginia, by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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According to New York Times analyst Shawn McCreesh, he sensed a different vibe that the president gave off — and linked it to an appearance the president made with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu on Monday.

Reflecting on Trump’s controversial speech that included a threat to deploy the military to U.S. cities to fight a vaguely defined “enemy within,” McCreesh noted a change in the president, claiming he no longer goes to the effort to “modulate” his words based upon the audience.

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Add to that, he wrote that the elderly Trump is showing noticeable signs of wearing down.

“There is also the matter of his delivery. It has become harder to perceive the occasionally revealing things the president says — like Tuesday’s admission that he saw American cities as ‘training grounds’ for troops — because of the way he sometimes says them,” he wrote.

“For a 79-year-old, he’s often shown a great deal of energy, but he seemed a bit sapped Tuesday,” he observed. “As his remarks went on and on, his voice took on a more monotonous quality.”

He then added, “A day earlier, when he spoke at the White House while standing beside Mr. Netanyahu, Mr. Trump sounded out of breath at times.”

At the beginning of September, the Guardian’s David Smith claimed the president has himself to blame for questions about his health after he all but disappeared during the Labor Day weekend, which led to massive speculation online about his physical state.

Smith wrote, “The rumors played out against a backdrop in which Trump has spent years lying and hiding his medical records while displaying a penchant for McDonald’s and other fast food, though he says he neither drinks nor smokes.”

You can read more from the Times here.

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