{"id":999,"date":"2026-06-04T06:09:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=999"},"modified":"2026-06-04T06:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:09:23","slug":"pre-taped-trump-appearance-reveals-new-medical-malady-he-cant-hide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=999","title":{"rendered":"Pre-taped Trump appearance reveals new medical malady he can\u2019t hide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Donald Trump, who had not been seen in public for a week, appeared on a podcast with a new malady: an apparently swollen right eye \u2014 along with a recurring swollen hand.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTrump\u2019s right eye clearly showed puffiness and looked oddly misshapen compared to his left eye, while his right hand looked much bigger than his left,\u201d The New Republic reported, noting the president \u201ccontinues to dodge questions about his health.\u201d<\/p>\n

The interview with Pod Force One was taped on Tuesday, a week after Trump\u2019s third medical checkup in 13 months, and the fourth of his second term. He told Miranda Devine, \u201cI do physicals, because I just want, I think I have an obligation to do it, but I just came out with very, very good results, and I took a test, a cognitive test, and I got 100 percent on it. I got, as the expression goes, I aced it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went on to say he has a \u201cgreat memory.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump, who\u2019s quickly approaching his 80th birthday, is facing heightened scrutiny over the state of his health. The White House took several days to release doctor\u2019s notes from his physical last week, adding to questions about his overall health.<\/p>\n

The New Republic noted that \u201cit\u2019s very difficult to dispute what people can see with their own eyes, and the president\u2019s outward physical appearance coupled with his tendency to fall asleep on camera don\u2019t inspire confidence in his health.\u201d<\/p>\n

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On Sunday, Axios reported that the White House physician\u2019s health readout left \u201ckey blanks unfilled.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cmemo from White House physician Sean Barbabella didn\u2019t put to rest persistent questions about apparent bruising on Trump\u2019s hands, swollen ankles and his alertness during some public events.\u201d It \u201cagain attributed the bruising of his hands to frequent handshaking and aspirin therapy and noted \u2018slight lower leg swelling\u2019 it characterized as improved from last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bob Wachter, chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, told Axios, \u201cI think it\u2019s quite unusual for someone \u2026 who doesn\u2019t have chronic problems that require more frequent monitoring to come in more often than every year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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