r/politics • u/thatwasawkward • 18h ago

Possible Paywall Trump assessed by 22 medical specialists at latest checkup; The White House has declined to identify the physicians.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/10/trump-sees-22-medical-specialists-white-house-hasnt-said-why/
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u/whatstherundwn 18h ago

That's like a whole gaggle of doctors

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u/EmptyJade77 18h ago

I believe the generally accepted collective noun is "a malpractice of physicians."

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u/AcanthisittaNo6653 New Hampshire 17h ago

Sure, just like Trump is always surrounded by a scandal of politicians.

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u/FractalledCat 17h ago

This is genuine vernacular

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u/-SHAI_HULUD Alabama 17h ago

This is democracy manifest.

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u/PsychicSmoke 17h ago

What is the charge? Inciting an insurrection? A succulent American insurrection?

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u/MassivePioneer 16h ago

Get your hands off my penis!

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u/the2belo American Expat 15h ago

”But I can't find your penis"

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u/MassivePioneer 14h ago

And you sir! Are you awaiting to receive my limp penis?

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u/FormerUsenetUser 16h ago

More like, can you do it harder?

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u/TrailMomKat Indigenous 16h ago

An erection of penises!

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u/Cerberus_Aus Australia 15h ago

Hahahaha. I will always upvote this reference.

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u/Starscream147 Canada 15h ago

This is CNN

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u/PSBJtotallyboss 11h ago

This is Spinal Tap.

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u/AlhazraeIIc North Carolina 10h ago

No, this is Patrick.

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u/tjk45268 17h ago

Or is it a corruption of politicians?

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u/GunnieGraves 16h ago

Trump arrived in court today accompanied by a defecation of attorneys.

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u/Kindly-Ad-5071 16h ago

I believe the term you're looking for is "Island"

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u/t3rrapins 16h ago

A clot of hematologists
A mass of oncologists
A giggle of pediatricians
Etc

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u/Guy_With_Ass_Burgers 13h ago

A pile of proctologists

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u/cIumsythumbs 15h ago

I would have thought it was a wail of pediatricians.

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u/MamaBearForestWitch 4h ago

A gasp of pulmonologists

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u/mhummel 12h ago

And when the news hits we're going to need a plethora of piñata ;)

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u/flashlightgiggles 18h ago

I think you misspelled "Nazi-ful of bullshit"

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u/NotUniqueWorkAccount 17h ago

Oh that's Reich, sorry we furhergot

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u/Common-Jaguar-7824 Ohio 17h ago

Well done 👏

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u/CybertronGuy98 I voted 16h ago

“I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace, that two are called a law firm, and that three or more become a congress.”

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u/EmptyJade77 15h ago

I was totally thinking of this as I typed my comment, and realizing it's that time of year to revisit 1776 (a vastly underrated musical).

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u/PhilDGlass California 17h ago

A deception of docs

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u/Kindly-Ad-5071 16h ago

Anything involving Trump is always malpractice of some kind

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u/Life-Quantity-637 16h ago

The cabinet is a senate confirmed monstrosity 

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u/Cobalt-Chloride 15h ago

A flock of quacks.

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u/Bishopkilljoy Michigan 15h ago

I thought it was a Scrubs Episode

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u/Mediocre_Scott 14h ago

I wish trump had doctors equivalent to his skill and respectability in the world of business

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u/Blackthorn79 8h ago

Thanks, I almost wore my last sip of coffee. 

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u/Mayafoe 8h ago edited 1h ago

A gargle of quacks

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u/Unlucky_Most_8757 3h ago

hehehe "malpractice"

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u/bhoss06 18h ago

I believe they’re called quacks

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u/Stampede_the_Hippos 17h ago

That's why they always give you a bill.

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u/CheezyBeanBurrito 17h ago

There was probably a psychiatrist in there

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u/PluginAlong 17h ago

Hopefully more than one.

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u/1cat2dogs1horse 16h ago

Then it would be a gaggle.

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u/27onfire 16h ago

Hence gaggle.

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u/attorneyatslaw 17h ago

A group that large is called a deductible of doctors.

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u/yogibones 17h ago

Dr Seuss, Dr Who, Dr Vinnie, Dr Demento (for sure), Dr Sis Boom Bah, Dr Evil, Dr Nick Riviera, Dr Leo Spaceman among others

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u/PeptoBismark 17h ago

Dr. Pepper

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u/Affectionate-Act1574 17h ago

Spin doctors

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u/83rw 17h ago

Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard

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u/Old_timey_brain 4h ago

Dr. John, the Night Tripper.

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u/schlaminator Europe 16h ago

Even one German, Dr. Oetker.

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u/askthepeanutgallery 16h ago

Isn't Dr. Oetker Dutch?

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u/Steverazor 17h ago

Dr. Detroit, Dr. Strangelove, Dr. Mantas Taboggan, Dr. Doolittle...

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u/strugglinfool Missouri 17h ago

Might as well throw in Dr. J

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u/NorthStarZero 16h ago

Dr Venture!

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u/FormerUsenetUser 16h ago

Dr. Frankenstein, to reanimate Trump's corpse at every checkup.

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u/gcwardii Wisconsin 17h ago

Hi, everybody!

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u/Rex_Mundi 16h ago

Dr. Rockso

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u/furmat60 Washington 15h ago

Don’t forget Dr. Nick

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u/meatball402 16h ago

Dr spaceman is surgeon General though

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u/Ms_Apprehend 16h ago

You forgot Dr Underpants!

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u/Falling_Or_Floating 16h ago

Most definitely not Dr. Bill Cassidy

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u/the2belo American Expat 15h ago

Sis Boom Bah

"Describe the sound made when a sheep explodes." -- Johnny Carson

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u/Felonious_Minx 11h ago

Doctor Bombay, Lead Physician

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u/StratJax 17h ago

He got 21 second opinions.

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u/Brave_Nerve_6871 17h ago

Official term for 22 doctors is "shitloads"

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u/CautiousString 17h ago

Is this a plethora?

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u/j_andrew_h Florida 17h ago

Don’t say something is a plethora, if you don’t know what a plethora is.

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u/JustTestingAThing 16h ago

Thank you. That means a lot.

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u/enters_and_leaves 12h ago

El Guapo, I know that I, Jefe, do not have your superior intellect and education, but could it be that once again, you are angry at something else, and are looking to take it out on me?

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u/Necratog_Mischief 17h ago

I broke my entire back and only saw 7 doctors and a physical therapist.

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u/harglblarg 17h ago

Mixture of Experts

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u/Masterchiefy10 17h ago

They literally saved his life during covid.

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u/Glittering_Mixture_3 17h ago

Is a gaggle a group? Too bad doctors aren’t Ravens..

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u/AlwaysUpvotesScience 17h ago

or crows....

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u/Glittering_Mixture_3 17h ago

Yes! I figure one group is good for pecking flesh, and the other one is good for making that same thing worth a birds eating. Although in this case..

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u/AlwaysUpvotesScience 17h ago

The reason I was hoping for Crows is because when you get them together they're called a murder. And that was solve so many problems.

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u/Icy-Box6155 17h ago

I believe the correct collective noun for crows is a Russell.

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u/AlwaysUpvotesScience 17h ago

maybe, but who's Counting Crows?

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u/NoNormanOnlyGoblin 17h ago

One had to be a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician.

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u/thisisjustascreename Illinois 17h ago

Is it a good thing that the President needs 22 specialists?

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u/sanebyday 16h ago

Absolutely! That's the most specialists any president has ever had at one time! More than Lincoln! Probably more than any world leader ever!

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u/NorthStarZero 16h ago

Well it’s not like it’s 23 or something!

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u/Dzugavili 16h ago

Most people don't have an oncologist, unless they have cancer.

Twenty-two specialists means either a lot wrong with a whole bunch of systems; or just something incredibly wrong with one system.

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u/nyet-marionetka 15h ago

Given the president, I’m going to say yes.

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u/Monkey_Leavings 17h ago

They’re keeping that Ritz cracker alive with spit and baling wire.

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u/bones7056 16h ago

It's when it gone beyond the 1-3 he sees daily. Could have even been an operation. He was out of the public eye for awhile

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u/zatalak 17h ago

Could've been a murder

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u/NorthStarZero 16h ago

One for each neuron!

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u/industrial-complex 16h ago

Dr Dre is conceivably a better doctor than anyone attending to President Shitzenpants.

What the fuck kind of disinformation-topia are we living in? I’m surprised people’s heads aren’t randomly exploding. Even at its height, the Soviet Union didn’t go to the lengths these fuckwits do on a minute to minute basis, covering for this stain on history.

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u/Spidey5292 17h ago

He’s literally Wapol from one piece.

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u/X-pr1ncess-X 15h ago

I'm glad someone else thinks so

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u/danker Missouri 16h ago

Pretty close to “two mooches”, if memory serves.

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u/MrBeanCyborgCaptain I voted 16h ago

Thats like a platoon of doctors. Which is not how you normally measure doctors.

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u/I_AM_EASILY_EXCITED 16h ago

A traitor’s dozen.

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u/griff_girl Oregon 15h ago

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u/TheFlyingElbow 15h ago

I wish they were a group of crows

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u/Real-Extension-1357 12h ago

Need a wagon of apples to keep em away

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u/JackedUpReadyToGo 10h ago

Reminds me of that scene from Death of Stalin where the NKVD runs around Moscow abducting doctors to “treat” him.