As a younger man, Trump was very "penile", lashing out his reproductive organs at young and old women alike and often getting caught with his pants down: He is an equal opportunity sex scavenger. Now as an older, but unfortunately not wiser, idiot he spends most of his time sleeping and dozing off. DOZY DON is visibly worse than his predecessor "Sleepy Joe". Then when he appears a bit awake, the dozing off becomes even more like dazing: a state of confusion, mumbling on words, ranting into space over strange subjects that almost always are inappropriate for the circumstance.
'Tis sad that the country celebrates its 250th with a dangerous moron at the helm.
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Trump to join Biden in 80-year-old presidents' club: Is his health an issue?
Zac Anderson, USA TODAY
Sun, June 7, 2026
President Donald Trump wanted everyone to know he didn't fall asleep on the job.
Following a lengthy Cabinet meeting in December during which the president closed his eyes for stretches, giving the appearance he was dozing, Trump offered Cabinet officials an explanation at their next gathering. He told them he had shut his eyes at the previous meeting because it was "boring."
"I didn't sleep, I just closed them because I wanted to get the hell out of here," Trump said, adding: "I don't sleep much."
After mocking his predecessor with the nickname "Sleepy Joe," Trump has increasingly faced questions about his own fitness as his second term wears on, sparking strong pushback from the president and his allies.
The spotlight on Trump's health is likely to intensify, though, as he prepares to join an exclusive club of octogenarian White House occupants, one started by the president he often ridicules.
The oldest person ever elected president, Trump, on June 14, will become just the second 80-year-old to hold the job after Joe Biden, who was pressured by leaders of his own party not to seek reelection and dropped out of the 2024 race amid concerns about his age and mental acuity.
Biden prompted a national debate about aging and leadership that was fueled by Trump's relentless questioning of his opponent's mental competence. Now, as Trump approaches a major birthday milestone, he, too, is facing scrutiny about his health. That includes questions about his swollen legs, bruised hands, and perceived drowsiness – not to mention, as polling indicates, behavior most Americans view as erratic.
At an age when many people are slowing down, Trump is trying to negotiate an end to the war in Iran and making other weighty decisions. He has sought to assure the public he's up to the task, regularly boasting that he "aced" his cognitive exams and saying last month, after a physical, that "everything checked out perfectly." He has continued to tout his vigor, which has been central to his political pitch.
"Most people don't welcome frailty, but I think he's really reactive to it, wants to distance himself in every way from any possible hint of it," said Trump biographer Gwenda Blair.
Whether or not he wants the attention, surveys show most Americans have concerns about the president's fitness.
President Donald Trump attends a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Dec. 2, 2025. Brian Snyder, REUTERS. [Rise and shine, Dozy Don, it is time, don't you know, to get the hell out of our lives]
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Trump to join Biden in 80-year-old presidents' club: Is his health an issue?
Zac Anderson, USA TODAY
Sun, June 7, 2026
President Donald Trump wanted everyone to know he didn't fall asleep on the job.
Following a lengthy Cabinet meeting in December during which the president closed his eyes for stretches, giving the appearance he was dozing, Trump offered Cabinet officials an explanation at their next gathering. He told them he had shut his eyes at the previous meeting because it was "boring."
"I didn't sleep, I just closed them because I wanted to get the hell out of here," Trump said, adding: "I don't sleep much."
After mocking his predecessor with the nickname "Sleepy Joe," Trump has increasingly faced questions about his own fitness as his second term wears on, sparking strong pushback from the president and his allies.
The spotlight on Trump's health is likely to intensify, though, as he prepares to join an exclusive club of octogenarian White House occupants, one started by the president he often ridicules.
The oldest person ever elected president, Trump, on June 14, will become just the second 80-year-old to hold the job after Joe Biden, who was pressured by leaders of his own party not to seek reelection and dropped out of the 2024 race amid concerns about his age and mental acuity.
Biden prompted a national debate about aging and leadership that was fueled by Trump's relentless questioning of his opponent's mental competence. Now, as Trump approaches a major birthday milestone, he, too, is facing scrutiny about his health. That includes questions about his swollen legs, bruised hands, and perceived drowsiness – not to mention, as polling indicates, behavior most Americans view as erratic.
At an age when many people are slowing down, Trump is trying to negotiate an end to the war in Iran and making other weighty decisions. He has sought to assure the public he's up to the task, regularly boasting that he "aced" his cognitive exams and saying last month, after a physical, that "everything checked out perfectly." He has continued to tout his vigor, which has been central to his political pitch.
"Most people don't welcome frailty, but I think he's really reactive to it, wants to distance himself in every way from any possible hint of it," said Trump biographer Gwenda Blair.
Whether or not he wants the attention, surveys show most Americans have concerns about the president's fitness.
President Donald Trump attends a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Dec. 2, 2025. Brian Snyder, REUTERS. [Rise and shine, Dozy Don, it is time, don't you know, to get the hell out of our lives]
'80 isn't what it used to be'
A Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos survey from April found that 55% of U.S. adults don't believe Trump is in "good enough physical health to serve effectively as president," up from 28% in 2023. Nearly 6 in 10 also don't believe the president "has the mental sharpness" required for the job.
Amid the growing public concern, the president's doctor says Trump is "fully fit" for office and White House spokesman Davis Ingle described his energy as "unmatched."
"President Trump is the sharpest and most accessible President in American history who is working nonstop to solve problems and deliver on his promises, and he remains in excellent health," Ingle said.
It's not surprising for someone of Trump's age to face health questions. The president has exceeded – by three and a half years – the average lifespan for an American man.
Yet about half of men now live into their 80s, and those who are wealthier and better-educated tend to live the longest said Steven Austad, a professor at The University of Alabama at Birmingham who is an expert on aging. Trump is a billionaire with an Ivy League degree, and his father lived to 93.
"80 isn't what it used to be," Austad said, adding: "The question is: What kind of 80-year-old are you?"
Trump has long sought to project strength, what Blair described as the "ultimate virility," and the president's allies say he still has plenty of energy. They point to his busy schedule of public events, travel, late-night posts on his Truth Social site and regular interactions with the media.
"I think most people would kill to be as active as he is at a fraction of his age," said Sean Spicer, who served as White House press secretary during Trump's first term. "I mean, I'm in my 50s, and I kind of get a kick out of the fact that I'm in bed hours before he stops truthing."
While reaching the ninth decade of life is a major moment, Trump isn't prone to reflecting on it, according to a White House official, who said the president doesn't talk about his birthday. That's always been the case, said former GOP House speaker Kevin McCarthy.
"All the time I've known him, when it comes to his birthday, he really doesn't like to celebrate," McCarthy said, adding: "It's just his style."
This year, Trump is staging an Ultimate Fighting Championship contest at the White House on his birthday, but the White House official said that is just how the timing worked out for the event, and it wasn't conceived as a birthday celebration.
Blair, the biographer, sees significance in the show of brute force on a day when Trump's advanced age will be in the spotlight, saying it will project "total strength."
Trump has long criticized what he saw as Biden's weakness. Concerns about how age impacted Biden as he occupied the Oval Office into his 80s could add to the scrutiny Trump faces. However, McCarthy said there's no comparison between the two.
"There's a fundamental difference, and it's in a lot of different ways," said McCarthy, adding: "I think Trump, you can put him against any president in our history, and I bet you he still outworks 'em.' Age doesn't determine that with him."
Joe Biden listens as Donald Trump speaks during their debate in Atlanta on June 27, 2024. Biden dropped out of the presidential race after the disastrous debate performance. Brian Snyder, REUTERS
Swollen legs, bruised hands, closed eyes
Yet health questions have been accumulating in Trump's second term.
Last year, the president was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a benign condition that causes swelling in his lower legs and one that the White House doctor noted is common in people over 70.
Trump also has experienced bruising on his hands, which his physician attributed to his use of aspirin – an anti-inflammatory drug commonly taken as a blood thinner – combined with regular handshaking.
Additionally, the president's stamina has been under scrutiny because he sometimes closes his eyes for stretches while others are speaking at public events.
"Donald Trump's inability to stay awake on the job shows that there's something very wrong with his health and cognitive abilities," Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, said June 3 during a congressional hearing at which he questioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the December Cabinet meeting.
"I've never seen him fall asleep," Rubio said. "On the contrary, the guy doesn't sleep."
Trump is close to being clinically obese, based on the body measurements from his most recent physical. The president has expressed disdain for exercise other than golf, calling it "boring," and joking that he works out "about one minute a day, max. If I'm lucky." Meanwhile, he eats "really bad food," according to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who pointed to the president's consumption of McDonald's, candy and Diet Coke.
"He has the constitution of a deity. I don't know how he's alive, but he is," Kennedy said in a podcast interview.
Trump's doctor recommended exercise and weight loss. Overall, though, the president's "cognitive and physical performance are excellent," and "he is fully fit to carry out all duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State," Capt. Sean Barbabella, the White House physician, wrote in summarizing the results of last month's physical.
Trump has undergone four medical checkups in 13 months, prompting questions about the frequency of his visits, the types of tests being performed and what doctors are looking for.
"There's a reason he keeps going to the hospital and they keep giving him cognitive tests," Lieu said at the June 3 hearing.
Mehmet Oz, a doctor who oversees the Medicare and Medicaid programs, told reporters on June 2 that Trump keeps getting checkups because "he likes the results."
"I do actually believe that he's curious to make sure everything is going in the right direction," Oz said. "He's a very meticulous person."
Holding up a copy of the doctor's report summarizing Trump's recent medical exam, Oz called the results "spectacular."
"That amount of energy, that amount of mental acuity does not exist in a vacuum," Oz added. "You have to have a vessel to carry it, and the president has the unique ability to just keep going at all hours of the day with remarkable strength."
Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz displays a document as he speaks about President Donald Trump's health during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on June 2, 2026. Jonathan Ernst, REUTERS
Is Trump more erratic?
One of the biggest concerns as people age is the potential for their decision-making ability to decline, said Austad, the aging expert.
"The conventional wisdom ... is that aging brings wisdom, but after a certain point that's no longer true," he said. "That's why con men go after older people."
A Reuters/Ipsos survey found that 61% of Americans believe the president has "become erratic with age," and only 45% believe he is "mentally sharp and able to deal with challenges."
Some of Trump's recent statements have caused bipartisan alarm, most notably when he threatened to destroy Iran's entire "civilization" while pressuring the regime in Tehran to submit to his demands.
"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again," the president posted on social media in April, shortly before announcing a ceasefire.
Democrats subsequently introduced legislation to create a commission that would assess Trump's fitness for office and recommend whether to invoke the 25th Amendment to the Constitution. Some MAGA media figures have also suggested utilizing the 25th Amendment, which establishes a process for removing a president from office.
"We are at a dangerous precipice, and it is now a matter of national security for Congress . . . to protect the American people from an increasingly volatile and unstable situation," Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, said in a statement on the bill.
In addition to Trump's Iran comments, Raskin cited the president's feud with the pope and the fact that he posted a Christ-like image of himself online. Trump's late-night social media posting sprees have attracted attention for including AI-generated images ranging from the bizarre to the highly controversial.
The Christ-like image and a video Trump posted depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes were both deleted after backlash. The posts have raised questions about Trump's judgment, but his round-the-clock social media use also is cited as a sign of tirelessness.
A post on President Donald Trump's Truth Social account depicts an AI-generated image of himself apparently as Jesus posted on April 12, 2026.
Partisan views on health
Republican pollster Whit Ayers said polling results on Trump's health and mental fitness are colored by people's partisan views of the president.
While the Reuters/Ipsos survey found that 89% of Democrats believe Trump has become erratic with age, only 30% of Republicans say the same.
"The answer to that question is much more a reflection of what people think about Donald Trump than what they think about age," Ayers said.
Reports from Trump's doctors about his health may not sway many people. Austad, the aging expert, suspects that "nobody believes" them, saying presidential administrations have long shielded negative health information from the public.
People can draw their own conclusions, though.
"We get to see him a lot, we get to hear him a lot and my thought is people can sort of judge for themselves," Austad said.
Whatever people think about Trump's health and fitness, Austad said that having a president in his 80s brings risks. While 80-year-olds can be high-functioning, they are more likely to go downhill quickly, potentially leading to impaired judgment, he said.
After having two successive presidents in their 80s, the country might be ripe for a "national conversation" on presidential age limits when Trump leaves office, Austad said.
"I'm very much against ageism, but there's also realism," he said. "Whatever you think about Trump's performance in office to date, it could be vastly different a month from now."
The bruised right hand of President Donald Trump is visible during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Aug. 25, 2025. Brian Snyder, REUTERS
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