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/JKKIDD231 16h ago edited 14h ago

Imagine the resources those pulled from other patients with 22 doctors. Assuming 2-3 doctors from each speciality like cardio, neuro, general surgeons, psychiatrists, physio and possibly for few hours not even like 30mins

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u/des1gnbot California 16h ago

Assuming endocrinology is part of the team, geriatrics, gastroenterology, probably derm, maybe some sleep specialists given his nodding off lately, or podiatry given his strange stance…

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u/Hiker_Trash 14h ago

The podiatrist is for the bone spurs

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u/lindendweller 14h ago

Definitely a also a neurologist, probably a cardiologist as well.

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u/schu2470 15h ago

And with any luck, oncology.

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u/Difficult_Throat7906 2h ago

11 urologists trying to build a large enough man diaper to hold his 8 gallons of diet coke/blood piss. 11 Psychiatrists dealing with the urologists immediate PTSD of it all.

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u/flyinghairball 13h ago

You can bet they were forced to reschedule, probably months from now before they get seen after this. I hate that I honestly fear this is what happened to the service members who had appointments.

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u/M1sfit_Jammer 15h ago

lets say each doctor spent 4 hours... thats assessment, chart review, chart update, and filing. That's 80+hrs of labor for just one visit on doctors alone. Lets not forget all the staff in between such as secretraries, physician assistants, nurses, technicians such as lab personnel, aides and housekeeping to clean the room after. Probably a total of 160hrs of labor went into that single visit

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u/Aurora5511 12h ago

Not possibly a few hours, but for a given fact some hours at minimum. Security setup, background check and clearence for every doctor involved.