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Falling asleep in public. Showing up for work at 11AM. Few public events. Strange absences for days at a time.
And in articles that the public actually reads:
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Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
President Trump has always used his stamina and energy as a political strength. But that image is getting harder for him to sustain.
The reality is more complicated: Mr. Trump, 79, is the oldest person to be elected to the presidency, and he is aging. To pre-empt any criticism about his age, he often compares himself to President Joseph R. Biden Jr., who at 82 was the oldest person to hold the office, and whose aides took measures to shield his growing frailty from the public, including by tightly managing his appearances.
Mr. Trump has hung a photo of an autopen in a space where Mr. Biden’s portrait would otherwise be, and disparages his predecessor’s physicality often.
“He sleeps all the time — during the day, during the night, on the beach,” Mr. Trump said about Mr. Biden last week, adding: “I’m not a sleeper.”
Mr. Trump remains almost omnipresent in American life. He appears before the news media and takes questions far more often than Mr. Biden did. Foreign leaders, chief executives, donors and others have regular access to Mr. Trump and see him in action.
Still, nearly a year into his second term, Americans see Mr. Trump less than they used to, according to a New York Times analysis of his schedule. Mr. Trump has fewer public events on his schedule and is traveling domestically much less than he did by this point during his first year in office, in 2017, although he is taking more foreign trips.
He also keeps a shorter public schedule than he used to. Most of his public appearances fall between noon and 5 p.m., on average.
And in articles that the public actually reads:
Donald Trump Responds to Aging Gaffes in Revealing New Interview, Claims His Bruises Are from Defying Doctors' Aspirin Advice
Donald Trump, the oldest sitting president in U.S. history, addressed concerns about his health and appearance in a new interview with 'The Wall Street Journal.'
Donald Trump Responds to Aging Gaffes in Revealing New Interview, Claims His Bruises Are from Defying Doctors' Aspirin Advice
Trump, who is 79, is the oldest person in history to be inaugurated as president of the United States
- President Donald Trump attempted to shut down rumors about his health in a new interview with The Wall Street Journal
- Trump said that the visible bruises on his hands are caused by him taking a higher-than-recommended daily dose of aspirin
- He also reacted to photos that appeared to show him falling asleep in meetings and mocked a reporter for bringing up rumors that his hearing is declining
President Donald Trump attempted to shut down persistent rumors about his health while speaking with The Wall Street Journal for a report on the ways in which his age has begun to show during his second term in the White House.
In a notable line from the Thursday, Jan. 1, article, titled "As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance," Trump, 79, told the WSJ that his visible hand bruises — which have been the subject of significant scrutiny in recent months — are the result of him taking a higher dose of aspirin than his doctors advised because he's "superstitious."
"They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart," Trump told the outlet. "I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?"




























