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Fri Feb 13, 2026, 12:53 PM Friday

Trump is 'seen very little' and could be 'sicker than he lets on': ex-White House insider [View all]

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Trump is 'seen very little' and could be 'sicker than he lets on': ex-White House insider

www.rawstory.com/donald-trump...

Lee (@5newmanl.bsky.social) 2026-02-13T16:52:49.551Z

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-health-2675267204/

An analyst Friday pointed out that President Donald Trump has made fewer public appearances over the past several weeks as questions over his health have continued to increase.

Brian Karem, Salon's White House columnist, described how Trump has boasted that Washington, D.C. is booming, but Karem returned this week after being away and found "a city without its energy" — comparing that to Trump's recent behavior.

"And while the District seems tired, Trump seems more so," Karem wrote. "It doesn’t even seem like the president is trying his hardest to lie to us anymore. He just repeats the same lies with less energy, as if he too has grown weary of his own rhetoric. He’s telling us to turn the page on the Epstein scandal. But he’s on that next page too."

Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, but did not hold a press conference or speak to press following the meeting like he typically does. Instead he posted on his Truth Social platform.

And his "lethargic" demeanor was noticeable the next day, Karem explained.

"It was a low-energy Trump who showed up on Thursday in the Roosevelt Room with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to announce he was repealing the federal government’s authority to regulate climate change," Karem wrote.


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The lights are on but no one's home. nt Dulcinea Friday #1
There's a hitch in his gitalong The Blue Flower Friday #2
And there's a serious gas leak. ChicagoTeamster Friday #17
There's an egg in the kitchen but it's cracked nilram Friday #24
Trump is clearly not running things now Bluetus Friday #34
I can't wait to see his state funeral plans jmbar2 Friday #3
Ah . . . finally some good news. Vinca Friday #4
Lower energy ahead bucolic_frolic Friday #5
We can only... hlthe2b Friday #6
i think he's evil and twisted - i don't think he's as sick as people think samsingh Friday #7
He will be full of uppers for the State of the union, I'm sure Johonny Friday #8
He always was sick in the head. I hate that SOB! Emile Friday #9
When's the last time he was seen golfing? leftstreet Friday #10
It's been a really long time since he was seen golfing. MontanaMama Friday #20
I hope that the idea of dying Bettie Friday #11
But then..... MarcoZandrini Friday #31
True, but the idea of him Bettie Friday #32
I want that son of a bitch to hurry up and die! QueerDuck Friday #12
He's not even "trying his hardest to lie to us anymore." betsuni Friday #13
Hope itʻs nothing trivial mahina Friday #14
Vultures. I vote for wake. twodogsbarking Friday #15
dementia isn't kidding around. lindysalsagal Friday #16
Hope news keeps talking about Epstein, tariffs being refunded (or tax credits issued), and no Venezuelan oil investment ChicagoTeamster Friday #18
Meanwhile popsdenver Friday #19
Trump is 'seen very little' and could be 'sicker than he lets on': ex-White House insider Yinzer24 Friday #21
To quote another member here, is he dead yet? Mountain Mule Friday #22
Hasn't golfed since Sunday January 18th... EarthFirst Friday #23
Unfortunately, SCantiGOP Friday #25
Oh, dear! I hope it's nothing minor! Ocelot II Friday #26
Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Blue Owl Friday #27
The problem is ... Vance waiting in the wings. No improvement over the current situation, could be worse than current No Vested Interest Friday #28
From your keyboard, to God's eyeballs. 3Hotdogs Friday #29
I quit drinking a little over 7 years ago bif Friday #30
Got a recommendation for the bloated corpse's pallbearers Aviation Pro Friday #33
Kick. N/T Upthevibe Friday #35
May the day soon come when we don't have to see... 3catwoman3 Friday #36
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