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.

[PatSeg]

31. I think he's run out of dumb luck

There is no denying his age and he can't buy his way to a younger, healthier self.

[IronLionZion]

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

move fast and break things

[PatSeg]

32. Yes, like a rebellious child

he will do whatever he can to leave his mark everywhere he goes. As time is running out for him, I think the "move fast and break things" mode is his default position.

[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.

[Ocelot II]

28. I think it is.

That combover is looking pretty thin these days.

[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.

[Bayard]

27. Good on you!

Those were the days, weren't they?

trump's main exercise is lifting his hand to his mouth.

[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.

[PJMcK]

26. A minor point

The way Trump golfs is not exercise. Consider that he swings a club then hobbles to his super-charged golf cart and drives a couple of hundred yards to his ball. The process repeats as a cheats his way around the course. It’s not strenuous at all.

At least he’s swinging the clubs which is decent stretching but it’s not cardio and the resistance is minimal so there’s very little muscle development.

Golf can be great exercise if the player walks the course which can exceed 4 miles. That’s a good cardio workout but Trump can barely walk down a hallway. The player can use a pull/push cart for their clubs or they can carry them which is a terrific workout.

The writer of the article doesn’t know the game.

[SunSeeker]

34. It's even worse than that.

As pointed out up the thread, he drives his golf cart right up onto the green to get to his ball, which is normally forbidden on golf courses. He hardly does any walking while golfing. He just gets in and out the cart.

[kimbutgar]

29. For once I agree with him

He should ignore the doctor’s advice and take aspirin, not eat a good diet and stay up late posting your slop.

Do what you want piggy….. f the doctors !

[Wild blueberry]

30. Not "signs of aging" but evidence of dementia and physical deterioration

Headline should read: What's Wrong with Him?

Murdoch's rag is covering up, as usual. I'm old and know many old people, but none of us are exhibiting what Dumpy is.

[Hugin]

33. This is such a puff piece.

Pure sane washing. It’s weekend at Trumpy time.

[Bluetus]

35. Oh, so now he DOES know what the CAT scan was for?

Now he is claiming "cardiovascular and abdominal" scan.

You know the saying "The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth". In his case, 1 for 3 is better than average. It probably is true that they scanned those things, considering we already know he has severe vascular problems. I have no doubt they wanted to take a look at the vascular/arterial system to see if there was anything that could help his cankles.

But I seriously doubt this is the whole truth and nothing but the truth. In the "nothing but the truth" ledger, he said there is nothing wrong. The is OBVIOUSLY something wrong. That's why he has cankles.

The bigger problem is that "whole truth" thing. It seems fairly evident that he has been receiving infusions. There were multiple times when his hand showed tell-tale signs of bruising from IVs in the hand. Lately we haven't seen that, but that probably means they are administering through a PICC line or something like that. The most likely scenario is that he is receiving an advanced drug to slow the progress of his Alzheimer's disease. These drugs require a BRAIN CAT scan before the course starts, ant then follow-up CAT scans before the 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 14th infusions to make sure there is no swelling or bleeding in the brain. I believe that would be the whole truth.

P.S. The Alzheimer's drugs are not working.

[ProfessorGAC]

36. They Did An MRi...

...when there was nothing wrong, and then the doctors told him they were doing it for nothing.
That sounds made up and considering the source I'll say a guy known for lying is up to his same old tricks.
Just another lie.

[Scrivener7]

37. Signs of aging, WSJ? How about non-stop batshit blathering dementia and a brokedown sludge pile of a body?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

38. trump's "skin is so delicate that Pam Bondi caused his hand to bleed when she nicked him with her ring

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