As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance

[demmiblue]

Source: WSJ

WASHINGTON—President Trump is taking more aspirin than his doctors recommend. He briefly tried wearing compression socks for his swelling ankles, but stopped because he didn’t like them. And he regrets undergoing advanced imaging because it generated scrutiny of his health.

“In retrospect, it’s too bad I took it because it gave them a little ammunition,” Trump said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on his decision to get a cardiovascular and abdominal scan in October. “I would have been a lot better off if they didn’t, because the fact that I took it said, ‘Oh gee, is something wrong?’ Well, nothing’s wrong.”

Trump, 79, the oldest man to assume the presidency, is showing signs of aging in public and private, according to people close to him. Yet he has at times eschewed the advice of his doctors and scoffed at the medical community’s widely accepted health recommendations, relying instead on what he calls his “good genetics.” Trump and his doctor say he is in excellent health, and aides say he maintains a vigorous schedule.

Trump gets little sleep and has recently struggled to keep his eyes open during several televised events in the West Wing. Aides, donors and friends say they often have to speak loudly in meetings with the president because he strains to hear. Aside from golf, Trump doesn’t get regular exercise, and he is known to consume a diet heavy on salty and fatty foods, such as hamburgers and french fries.

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In which the President decides to call and chat on the record with a newspaper he’s suing for a billion dollars, for libel. (gift link)

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— Peter Sagal (@petersagal.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T14:01:19.802Z

[no_hypocrisy]

1. The man is Rasputin Jr.

Nothing will kill him.

[marble falls]

6. Don't be so sure, he's at the top of the Dead Pool.

[IronLionZion]

2. Destroy everything since he won't be around for consequences

move fast and break things

[EarthFirst]

3. Just go for it!

I’m a firm believer that everyone in his orbit should encourage him to drive fast and take chances…

Two scoops? Have three!
Double cheeseburgers? Add bacon!
Ranch dressing? It ain’t just for salads!

2026 should be his most gluttonous on record!

[marble falls]

4. He's scaring people ...

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. DENIAL is the first sign that something is WRONG!

We are witnessing that denial.

It is all downhill from here.

[DrFunkenstein]

7. Skin so delicate that he bled from a Pam Bondi high five?

"His physical signs of aging are becoming more evident to some of his closest advisers. His skin is so delicate that Pam Bondi, now his attorney general, caused his hand to bleed when she nicked him with her ring while giving him a high-five at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee."

Trump said he applies makeup to his hands after he gets “whacked again by someone.” He added: “I have makeup that’s, you know, easy to put on, takes about 10 seconds.”

[travelingthrulife]

10. Bullshit.

I have sun damage to my skin that causes skin bleeds whenever I whack something. It does not look like that.

[choie]

8. "Signs" of aging?

[travelingthrulife]

9. Rupert Murdoch rag stating the obvious.

[Mr.Bee]

11. I wish

his hair to fall out.

[chicoescuela]

13. 1000% hoping as well.

He loves whatever that horseshit is on top of his dome.

[Escape]

12. Heavy makeup and a fright wig...

on a stumbling, bumbling senile old fool.

Midnight drug induced rants about imaginary enemies and misinterpreted events, followed by embarrassing displays of drowsiness and
disinterest in meetings of national importance.

But he's still on top of his game when it comes to insulting people and telling lies.

That's our president.

[Vinca]

14. Someone needs to tell him it takes at least 500 aspirin to make a difference. All at once.

[Tetrachloride]

21. even a little aspirin is a good idea

[AverageOldGuy]

15. Trump's golf is not "regular exercise"

He rides a golf cart from tee to ball location. The only walking he does is from the cart to the ball and back. He drives his cart onto the green -- something that is strictly forbidden on every golf course in the world -- unless, of course . . . .

I'm 81. I ran 3-4 marathons annually from age 22 to 58 then backed off to a 10K per month and a couple of half marathons annually. Now, at 81, I walk -- with the aid of a cane -- 1.5 miles 5 days a week. I work out 4-5 days a week -- 20 minutes of stretching; 30 minutes of weights with kettlebells and weight bench -- then walk. 6'1", 182 lbs. I bench press my weight.

Trump is a tub of lard, most of which is located around his middle and his ass.

https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2018/01/16/donald-trump-height-weight-tim-tebow-mike-trout

[The Madcap]

20. There is a third site...

Inside his thick skull. There are certainly no brains in there.

[Harker]

16. I'd chip in for a compression turtleneck.

[Tetrachloride]

23. and a stick to help him stand up straight.

[liberalgunwilltravel]

17. I am really looking forward

To laughing my ass off while reading his obituary.

[Rebl2]

18. Go ahead

and take those aspirin and bleed out 🙄 dummy. Aspirin doesn’t help swollen ankles, but a diuretic will.

[AllyCat]

19. His genes aren't good. He's lying again.

[milestogo]

22. Keep taking all that aspirin.

Keeps the doctors away.

[Historic NY]

24. Keeping up the asprin and he's headed for a bleed, seizure,

of breathing problems

[twodogsbarking]

25. He's fine.