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Miles Archer

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Wed May 20, 2026, 03:49 PM Wednesday

Trump: "Our national strennngsss is back." YES! Take THAT, haters! USA! USA! [View all]

While speaking at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, during its graduation, Trump, 79, slurred part of his remarks, appearing to have trouble speaking.

“Our national slengtheses is back,” he told the graduates, as he jumbled up the word “strength.”

“We are a confident country again. We have confidence is back,” he added.

Trump has been seen slurring his words many times over the past few months, raising questions about his mental cognition ahead of his annual medical exam on May 26.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-79-slurs-through-rambling-commencement-speech-at-coast-guard-academy-in-connecticut/

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