"From the large bruise on his hand to his catnaps during Cabinet meetings to his (even more) desultory speaking style of late, the 79-year-old president appears increasingly, well, old. So this week, New York published Ben Terris's investigation into a question that has captivated anyone who cares about the future of American democracy: What's going on with PresidentDonald Trump's health? In the article, Terris speaks with Trump himself in the Oval Office, flanked by doctors who attest to his supposedly incredible condition."
"When I was talking about this article with New York magazine editors, the idea was to find a topic that everybody is talking about and wants to know the answer to. I kind of went in terrified of the assignment, because how are you going to get close to anybody who knows anything about his health? We can all watch from afar, but I just worried that it was going to be a topic that nobody wanted to touch."
Visible physical signs and behavior—such as a large bruise on his hand, catnaps during Cabinet meetings, and increasingly desultory speaking—suggest advancing age for the 79-year-old president. The White House arranged an Oval Office encounter with doctors who attested to an exceptional state of health. Advisers and political allies, including Stephen Miller and Marco Rubio, publicly described the president as unusually vigorous. The White House judged that now is the time to address public questions about his health. First-hand access and direct visibility were pursued to clarify which individuals actually understand the president's condition. Available perspective indicates only a small number of people close to him hold substantial knowledge about his health.
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