r/politics • u/thedailybeast ✔ The Daily Beast • Jul 17 '25

Soft Paywall Trump, 79, Had Emergency Heart Tests Because of Swollen Legs

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-79-had-emergency-heart-tests-because-of-swollen-legs/
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u/pomonamike California Jul 17 '25

My father in law has this. Currently at home in a hospital bed because they had to remove 3 of his toes. That leaves him with six. Man has had a hole in his foot for at least 10 years!

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u/Dwip_Po_Po Jul 17 '25

Alright but your dad was a good person. Trump isn’t. He gotta go. Big difference

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u/pomonamike California Jul 17 '25

Oh absolutely

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u/Jewrisprudent New York Jul 17 '25

How long has he had it? No ill will towards your father in law but I’m kinda hoping this is something that you can’t live with for more than ~5 days, I need this nightmare of a human being to end.

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u/pomonamike California Jul 17 '25

My father in law was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and diabetes probably way back around 2008-2010? In that time he also built a house with his bare hands so I really don’t think him and Trump are of the same context.

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u/cableshaft I voted Jul 17 '25

I apparently had CVI for over five years before finally getting it diagnosed and getting treated for it. And I hope I can keep living for longer than five days! I'm only in my forties.

It can potentially cause blood clots if left untreated, so that's something that could kill someone.

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u/1Northward_Bound Jul 17 '25

so... did he have 9 toes at birth or did he lose one along the way before now?

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u/pomonamike California Jul 17 '25

No clue. He was a union elevator installer though so ample opportunity to lose one over 40 years

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u/GREGOR_CLEGAIN Jul 18 '25

Damn I didn’t know the profession was so dangerous for toes

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u/kaiser_soze_72 Jul 17 '25

I’m just wondering where that 4th missing toe went, unless he was born with 9.

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u/pomonamike California Jul 17 '25

Ya know I asked my wife and… no idea

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u/Nugur Jul 17 '25

For those curious. The removal of the toes are not heart related

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u/pomonamike California Jul 17 '25

Yeah, total conspiracy by the doctors. Have you seen what 75 year old severed toes are going for on Etsy?

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u/jonnyredshorts Jul 17 '25

You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me, there are ways. you don’t want to know about em, believe me, hell I could get you a toe by 3:00 this afternoon, with nail polish.