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Showing Original Post only (View all)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
— Lee (@5newmanl.bsky.social) 2026-02-13T16:52:49.551Z
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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 doesnt 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. Hes telling us to turn the page on the Epstein scandal. But hes 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 governments authority to regulate climate change," Karem wrote.
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 doesnt 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. Hes telling us to turn the page on the Epstein scandal. But hes 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 governments authority to regulate climate change," Karem wrote.
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Trump is 'seen very little' and could be 'sicker than he lets on': ex-White House insider [View all]
LetMyPeopleVote
Friday
OP
Hope news keeps talking about Epstein, tariffs being refunded (or tax credits issued), and no Venezuelan oil investment
ChicagoTeamster
Friday
#18
Trump is 'seen very little' and could be 'sicker than he lets on': ex-White House insider
Yinzer24
Friday
#21
The problem is ... Vance waiting in the wings. No improvement over the current situation, could be worse than current
No Vested Interest
Friday
#28
