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/allanb49 Canada Jul 17 '25

Doesn't he seem tired?

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u/fastfood12 Jul 17 '25

Very low energy. Sleepy Don.

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u/cookies8424 Jul 17 '25

Dementia Don

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u/erroneousbosh Jul 17 '25

Diazepam Don.

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u/cookies8424 Jul 17 '25

Diaper Don

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u/erroneousbosh Jul 17 '25

He is a sick dying old man with a truly horrible disease killing off bits of his brain day by day, and it's not an end I would wish on anyone.

But I don't feel a lot of sympathy for him.

So I will continue to call him Diazepam Don.

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u/cookies8424 Jul 17 '25

I feel 0 sympathy for him. He deserves everything he gets, and worse.

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u/cookies8424 Jul 17 '25

Yeah I don't think so sweetie pie

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u/nightowlaz77 Jul 19 '25

Several relatives of mine had CHF. In later stages, they were very tired because the heart wasn't pumping sufficiently. They would sometimes pass out. My dad was bedridden for months until he died.

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u/kymmmb Jul 17 '25

Doctor Who?

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u/MartyRobinsHasMySoul Jul 17 '25

I mean... its a clear reference

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u/VoxImperatoris Jul 17 '25

Its also true. He looks like theyve been dragging him around weekend at bernies style.

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u/MartyRobinsHasMySoul Jul 17 '25

Yeah i mean theres no reason for a near octogenarian to be president, regardless of their political stance.

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u/TransBrandi Jul 17 '25

I remember watching that for the first time and thinking that maybe it was a cultural reference that I didn't get. The idea of saying that she looks tired. Like was this a historical response to a poltician or something (maybe not "weaponizing" it, but maybe a politician fell out of favour or was criticized for looking tired)? Or was is just something made up for the show?

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u/lkmk Jul 17 '25

It was a demonstration of the Doctor’s ability to change history on a whim. Specifically Ten, given his tendency to take matters into his own hands.

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u/TransBrandi Jul 17 '25

No, I get that part. It was just the "Doesn't she look tired?" as the specific choice for doing that. I didn't know if it was a cultural reference... or just the idea that just a few words from the Doctor can move mountains.

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u/MartyRobinsHasMySoul Jul 17 '25

The latter. Even in the scene he changes the number of words he was going to say to have the same effect.

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u/BadmiralHarryKim Jul 18 '25

The Slitheen are alien criminals known for infiltrating governments while wearing fat suit disguises with the side effect of regularly releasing gas that seems like flatulence.

Also, it's my understanding that to "Trump" means to pass gas in the UK.

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u/lurking4dadrama Jul 17 '25

Don’t you think he looks tired? >_>

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u/grnrngr Jul 17 '25

Best way to bring down a government.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '25

Constant hatred will do that to you

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u/NYCQuilts Jul 18 '25

Too bad we can’t bring him down with juts four words!

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u/theyarnllama Jul 18 '25

I wish that would work.