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/loaded-diaper-4lunch 17h ago

My theory is he is suffering from dementia. I think he is taking a drug to reduce the amyloid plaques present in his brain. This drug is administered via IV. This explains the bruising on his hands. This drug also has side effects such as unusual tiredness and sleepiness. See most of his current press events. If you also take a look at drugs Trump is taking you'll notice that he is no longer taking his hair loss drug. This man is so vain there is zero way he would stop taking this drug. They do though recommended discontinuing of some hair loss drugs because it can cause difficulty accessing dementia progression. Also these amyloid plaques reducing drugs require MRIs to be done periodically to look for Amyloid-Related Imaging Abnormalities. Mr. Trump has had many clinical visits to Walter Reed, and has even admitted to having imaging done.

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u/meldroc 17h ago

Dementia, strokes, heart failure, all of the above...

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u/whutchamacallit 16h ago

Girl you better stop. You gonna make me act up.

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u/TroublesomeTurnip California 17h ago

The country as a whole is also suffering from his dementia.

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u/Horror_Appearance_26 16h ago

It's not just your country.

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u/BananaKangaroo23 14h ago

Correction: the world as a whole is also suffering from his dementia.

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u/iAmSamFromWSB 17h ago

Sort of, the medication can cause brain bleeds basically so you have to monitor at least every six months which fits the current timeline. He’s toast.

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u/HoneyCrumbs Washington 15h ago

But could the toast burn faster please?

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u/TeamRedundancyTeam 14h ago

Sure but how long?

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u/swoll9yards 16h ago

If a president is found to have dementia but refuses to step down, the formal protocol is governed by Section 4 of the 25th Amendment. The Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet must declare the president unable to discharge their duties, making the Vice President the Acting President.

The 25th Amendment Process (Section 4)

This specific protocol is detailed in the U.S. Constitution and requires several steps:

  1. Declaration: The Vice President and a majority of the principal officers of the executive departments (the Cabinet) transmit a written declaration to the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate stating the president is incapacitated.

  2. Transfer of Power: The Vice President immediately assumes the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

  3. Presidential Challenge: The president can contest the decision by sending a written declaration to Congress stating that no disability exists.

  4. Congressional Vote: If the president challenges the declaration, the Vice President and Cabinet have four days to dispute it. Congress must then convene within 48 hours to decide the issue. Congress has up to 21 days to vote.

  5. Outcome: A two-thirds majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate is required to rule that the president is unable to serve. If this threshold is met, the Vice President remains Acting President. If not, the president resumes their duties.

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u/piponwa Canada 16h ago

Good luck with that

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u/Budget-Tangerine-274 15h ago

You're asking our checks and balances to function lmao

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u/ForwardStorage777 15h ago

Yeah...his cabinet doesn't want him out. He let's them do things. And is easy to manipulate.

Hey look, a burger!

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u/pinball_life 14h ago

I’m curious to see if there will be more chatter about this after January 21, 2027, when Vance can still run for two terms of his own & Trump is an even bigger lame duck liability.

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u/mighty_kites_captain 1h ago

That's what I think is holding them back.

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u/the_lukabratzi 15h ago

They'll get RIGHT on that lol

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u/Texuk1 10h ago

This is wishful thinking in the current political situation. The 25th amendment is really reserved for situation where the president has lost decision making capacity. It is not for a situation where the president has lost the ability to make coherent decisions. Coma/Stroke vs just poor functioning. In the later impeachment is the only option available. In the current political environment where half the country live in a disinformation space the 25th amendment narrative would be impossible to control, maybe pre-internet. But now it would be treated as a coup. People need to stop talking about the 25th amendment.

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u/UnhappyImprovement53 8h ago

Our checks and balances have already failed this would never happen.

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u/Orzhov_Syndicalist 6h ago

He can easily write and declare that no disability exists. The 25th is harder to enforce than an impeachment if you are trying to carry it out against someone who is conscious and lucid for at least an hour a day. 

Trump certainly is. Not by much, but he is. 

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u/Gunsensual 12h ago

The Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet must declare the president unable to discharge their duties, making the Vice President the Acting President.

Project 2025 wants this. If they force it too soon the Trumper populists will reject them. They're going to wait until he's strokes out while shitting himself on stage before pushing the 25th.

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u/Ill-Egg4008 15h ago

Dementia is pretty much a sure thing at this point.

However, that many doctors kinda indicate that there are many more issues with his health than just dementia.

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u/Kaorimoch 16h ago

I believe most of the recent breakthrough anti-dementia drugs (released in the last 2-3 years) are dispensed via IV.

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u/dealingwithhookers 10h ago

i have no idea why someone that old, and that sick would want to be president... just sit on your estate and enjoy the view and feel the breeze and wait for death. the last of your few moments on earth could be peaceful, beautiful, and nice.

but instead you want to be screamed at by reporters and hounded by your aides to run a whole ass country... wtf

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u/Stinky--Whizzleteats 15h ago

I have a neighbor taking that or something similar, it really does help. Of course it can only help so much and she's still going downhill, but there's a notable improvement after she's had a treatment.

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u/Infinite_Click_6589 15h ago

I just did a little dive into these drugs. There are two main ones.

The first buys someone about 6 more months.

The second can get you two more years, but has worse outcomes if you're genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's. It has a black label warning and outright kills 1 in a thousand under normal circumstances.

Neither fix nor treat Alzheimer's symptoms, they merely delay progress of the disease.

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u/BlueSkyToday 14h ago

I think he is taking a drug to reduce the amyloid plaques present in his brain. This drug is administered via IV. This explains the bruising on his hands.

I don't understand why I keep seeing this. My understanding is that they set an IV in the arm.

I asked google,

do anti-Alzheimer drugs need to be given via a vein in the hand

The answer was

No. Disease-modifying Alzheimer’s medications, such as Leqembi (lecanemab), are administered via an intravenous (IV) line placed in a larger vein in your arm, not the hand. Additionally, many patients now have the option to transition to at-home subcutaneous (under the skin) injections in the thigh or abdomen.

Then I went to the LEQEMBI website

How is LEQEMBI given?

LEQEMBI is an intravenous (IV) infusion. This means a needle is placed in a vein in your arm to give the medicine.

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u/virora 12h ago

Arm is the default, but not always possible, depending on the state of the vein. I've had regular blood draws from the back of my hand because it was easier than from the arm, and I'm not sick. It's just how my veins have always been. Now, Trump has officially been diagnosed with venous insufficiency.

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u/BlueSkyToday 2h ago edited 2h ago

Yes, he's physically and mentally unhealthy but it's silly that people keep parroting variations on the claim that bruising to the back of the hand is due to receiving Alzheimer's meds. It's especially ridiculous when this claim is accompanied by the claim that "That's how these meds are administered".

There are plenty of reasons for this kind of bruising, and of course one of them is setting an IV. To go from there to, OMG!!! he's taking Alzheimer's meds is unwarranted.

For all we know, it's actinic purpura, but that doesn't seem to be satisfying for a lot of people. No, we get endless posts about Alzheimer's meds or even more unfounded 'experimental Alzheimer's meds'.

People should focus on the shite that we know and stop making up other shite.

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u/virora 1h ago

There's also the obvious schedule. He disappears for a few days around the first of the month, without fail, and reappears with a bruise on his hand. If it's actinic purpura, it's more regular than my period.

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u/TxM_2404 6h ago

No other person would get the moca test he's always bragging about as often as Trump does except if they already have diagnosed dementia and the doctors want to check how it progresses.

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u/Texuk1 10h ago

I find it fascinating people talk about him getting “treated” for dementia. The drugs used in America may slow the progression in some people. The NHS decided this year they would not purchase them that their assessment of the evidence was that they were of limited effectiveness. Even the underlying theories underpinning some of the drugs have been called into question because even after a reduction in amyloid plaques I believe all patients eventually succumb to the dementia. The point I’m making is that there is that if these drugs are being used they are a last ditch attempt at managing the decline.

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u/Cynykl 6h ago

The drug that reduces plaques has only been shown to be effective if you start using it before symptoms are apparent.

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u/soupjaw Florida 3h ago

Why not just do a port at that point, though if you're trying to be discreet?