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Trump Seems To Forget A Key Word At The Most Awkward Possible Time
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The president spoke to a reporter as he faces new questions about his health.
Deputy Editor, Trends, HuffPost
President Donald Trump appeared to blank on the name “Alzheimer’s disease” during a conversation with a reporter in which he denied having the condition.
The moment occurred during an interview with New York Magazine’s Ben Terris and was detailed in his lengthy new report on questions about the president’s health.
Trump boasted that his father, Fred Trump, who died in 1999 at the age of 93, had no health problems until very late in life. Here’s Trump’s attempt to explain it in a conversation that also included White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, according to Terris:
“At a certain age, about 86, 87, he started getting, what do they call it?” He pointed to his forehead and looked to his press secretary for the word that escaped him.
“Alzheimer’s,” Leavitt said.
“Like an Alzheimer’s thing,” Trump said. “Well, I don’t have it.”
“Is it something you think about at all?” I asked.
“No, I don’t think about it at all. You know why?” he said. “Because whatever it is, my attitude is whatever.”
Trump also explained that he didn’t fall asleep during a recent Cabinet meeting, even though he appeared to doze off.
“It’s boring as hell,” he said. “I’m going around a room, and I’ve got 28 guys ― the last one was three and a half hours. I have to sit back and listen, and I move my hand so that people will know I’m listening. I’m hearing every word, and I can’t wait to get out.”
Additionally, Trump insisted he feels the “same as I did 40 years ago,” while his doctors confirmed that they have no concerns about the president’s health.
At one point, as Trump looked on, Terris asked Col. James Jones, a physician’s assistant, who is healthier: Trump or former President Barack Obama?
Jones, who held a senior medical role in the Obama White House, answered: “President Trump.”
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The president spoke to a reporter as he faces new questions about his health.
Deputy Editor, Trends, HuffPost
President Donald Trump appeared to blank on the name “Alzheimer’s disease” during a conversation with a reporter in which he denied having the condition.
The moment occurred during an interview with New York Magazine’s Ben Terris and was detailed in his lengthy new report on questions about the president’s health.
Trump boasted that his father, Fred Trump, who died in 1999 at the age of 93, had no health problems until very late in life. Here’s Trump’s attempt to explain it in a conversation that also included White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, according to Terris:
“At a certain age, about 86, 87, he started getting, what do they call it?” He pointed to his forehead and looked to his press secretary for the word that escaped him.
“Alzheimer’s,” Leavitt said.
“Like an Alzheimer’s thing,” Trump said. “Well, I don’t have it.”
“Is it something you think about at all?” I asked.
“No, I don’t think about it at all. You know why?” he said. “Because whatever it is, my attitude is whatever.”
Trump also explained that he didn’t fall asleep during a recent Cabinet meeting, even though he appeared to doze off.
“It’s boring as hell,” he said. “I’m going around a room, and I’ve got 28 guys ― the last one was three and a half hours. I have to sit back and listen, and I move my hand so that people will know I’m listening. I’m hearing every word, and I can’t wait to get out.”
Additionally, Trump insisted he feels the “same as I did 40 years ago,” while his doctors confirmed that they have no concerns about the president’s health.
At one point, as Trump looked on, Terris asked Col. James Jones, a physician’s assistant, who is healthier: Trump or former President Barack Obama?
Jones, who held a senior medical role in the Obama White House, answered: “President Trump.”
Read the full report here.
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The article discusses an incident where President Trump appeared to forget the term 'Alzheimer’s disease' during a conversation, raising questions about his cognitive health. This incident is significant as it occurs amidst growing concerns and scrutiny over his health.