Disappointing
Trump is pretty much supernaturally healthy, we’re told.
As a part of Friday’s nearly five-hour medical examination at the Walter Reed hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, Trump received several blood tests, a cardiac examination and ultrasounds, said his doctor.
“His active lifestyle continues to contribute significantly to his well-being,” Dr Barbabella wrote in the memo released by the White House on Sunday.
“President Trump exhibits excellent cognitive and physical health and is fully fit to execute the duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State.”
What “active lifestyle”? He doesn’t have an “active lifestyle” – he’s not active. Golf doesn’t count. He doesn’t walk the course, he squats in a golf cart. He doesn’t walk at all apart from moving from one room to another. Remember that time in his first term when he met with colleagues in Taormina and they all went for a walk except for Trump, who rode in a youknowwhat? That is not a guy with an active lifestyle.
The president received neurological tests on his mental status, nerves, motor and sensory function and reflexes. He was also given the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and scored 30 out of 30, said the memo.
The test is commonly used to detect cognitive decline and early signs of dementia and has tasks such as naming animals, drawing a clock and repeating words back five minutes later.
So it’s not decline, it’s pre-existing stupid. Noted.
This is more of that woman, man, television, camera stuff…
Well it’s not clear that it is. That’s the problem.
lol
Congenital even.
He’s also quite clearly overweight. The suits might help hide it, bit the golf outfits don’t. The memo, according to USA Today, also cites Trump’s “frequent victories in golf events,” as a sign of his good health. I haven’t read the whole thing, but i wonder if the memo also references the unprecedented size of the crowd at his first inauguration, and the stolen 2020 election?
Besides that, isn’t Trump known to cheat at golf? How does that factor into things?
Is it too meta to expect the mistaking of a cognitive ability test for an intelligence test to be seen as a sign of the decline it’s supposed to be testing for?
Would they have told us if his score had been less? Probably not. I think it’s just more cheating at golf.
Riding in golf carts is good for your health? Who knew? Maybe Tesla should explore this marketing angle.
Given how sycophantic this health report sounds, it is worth keeping in mind Trump is accused of dictating health summary during his previous administration.