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The White House’s announcement that President Trump has a common chronic vein condition marked a rare glimpse into the health of the oldest person to be elected U.S. president, whose campaign and administration have long projected him as the picture of strength and vitality.
Trump, 79, has chronic venous insufficiency, according to the White House physician. The condition occurs when a person’s leg veins struggle to pump blood back to the heart, causing blood to pool.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made the disclosure at the top of a routine press briefing late last week, after images had been circulating online of Trump with swollen legs at the FIFA Club World Cup and a bruised hand covered in makeup.
“I know that many in the media have been speculating about bruising on the president’s hand and also swelling in the president’s legs. So, in the effort of transparency, the president wanted me to share a note from his physician with all of you today,” Leavitt said, before outlining Trump’s condition.
She said the bruising on his hands is “consistent with minor-soft tissue irritation from frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin, which is taken as part of a standard cardiovascular prevention regimen.”
The White House later released a more detailed memo from the White House physician.
Critics have accused Trump of trying to hide the true details of his health behind bluster, so the announcement of a specific diagnosis came with some surprise — and a certain amount of skepticism.
Barbara Perry, a presidential historian and professor at the University of Virginia, called it “a rather sudden turnaround from the Trump White House.”
Perry commended the administration on its transparency but noted the public needs to believe what it’s being told.
“Do we have complete information now? We don’t know that. We only know what they have told us, and we have to presume that it is accurate,” Perry said.
It’s not unusual for an administration to be reticent about sharing a president’s personal health information, and there’s no legal requirement for an administration to be transparent about it.
Perry noted there’s a tension between what a president wants to disclose and what the American people have a vested interest in knowing. There’s no incentive for anyone in the administration — let alone the White House physicians — to be truthful and transparent about the person who could fire them.
Perry said she would put Trump toward the same end of the transparency spectrum as former President Biden, who dropped out of the race last summer after a debate performance where he appeared unfocused, confused and unable to respond to many of Trump’s attacks.
Biden’s White House denied reports of any mental decline. But by the end of his term, the public had lost confidence in his ability to lead.
Trump during the campaign often boasted of his physical health and stamina as he sought to draw a contrast with Biden. While in office, he has continued to accuse Biden and his aides of covering up the alleged mental decline, and Trump’s GOP allies in Congress have launched an investigation into what those White House aides knew.
Yet Trump has hardly been forthcoming himself.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-vein-diagnosis-gives-rare-100000758.html
Trump, 79, has chronic venous insufficiency, according to the White House physician. The condition occurs when a person’s leg veins struggle to pump blood back to the heart, causing blood to pool.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made the disclosure at the top of a routine press briefing late last week, after images had been circulating online of Trump with swollen legs at the FIFA Club World Cup and a bruised hand covered in makeup.
“I know that many in the media have been speculating about bruising on the president’s hand and also swelling in the president’s legs. So, in the effort of transparency, the president wanted me to share a note from his physician with all of you today,” Leavitt said, before outlining Trump’s condition.
She said the bruising on his hands is “consistent with minor-soft tissue irritation from frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin, which is taken as part of a standard cardiovascular prevention regimen.”
The White House later released a more detailed memo from the White House physician.
Critics have accused Trump of trying to hide the true details of his health behind bluster, so the announcement of a specific diagnosis came with some surprise — and a certain amount of skepticism.
Barbara Perry, a presidential historian and professor at the University of Virginia, called it “a rather sudden turnaround from the Trump White House.”
Perry commended the administration on its transparency but noted the public needs to believe what it’s being told.
“Do we have complete information now? We don’t know that. We only know what they have told us, and we have to presume that it is accurate,” Perry said.
It’s not unusual for an administration to be reticent about sharing a president’s personal health information, and there’s no legal requirement for an administration to be transparent about it.
Perry noted there’s a tension between what a president wants to disclose and what the American people have a vested interest in knowing. There’s no incentive for anyone in the administration — let alone the White House physicians — to be truthful and transparent about the person who could fire them.
Perry said she would put Trump toward the same end of the transparency spectrum as former President Biden, who dropped out of the race last summer after a debate performance where he appeared unfocused, confused and unable to respond to many of Trump’s attacks.
Biden’s White House denied reports of any mental decline. But by the end of his term, the public had lost confidence in his ability to lead.
Trump during the campaign often boasted of his physical health and stamina as he sought to draw a contrast with Biden. While in office, he has continued to accuse Biden and his aides of covering up the alleged mental decline, and Trump’s GOP allies in Congress have launched an investigation into what those White House aides knew.
Yet Trump has hardly been forthcoming himself.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-vein-diagnosis-gives-rare-100000758.html
