Trump was suddenly diagnosed with venous disease, black spots and new bruises appeared on his left hand, and the White House updates Dr. Trump's letter. Will Trump's presidency be shaken?
After the exposure of the picture of Trump playing golf on August 23, it quickly sparked discussion among netizens. Because in the published video, Trump's left hand appeared a new dullness, and before that, Trump's right hand also had a dullness, this also allowed the outside to speculate whether Trump's health had a new problem. Last month, the White House issued news confirming that Trump had been swollen in his legs and was diagnosed with a venous disease. Then the White House website also published a letter from a Trump physician detailing Trump's examination process and diagnosis results, and the doctor also specifically stressed in the letter that this was a "benign and common disease", especially among people over 70 years of age, and there was no other "arterial disease". In other words, Trump's current physical condition can perform the president's duties well.
But Democrats don't appear to be about to "rest easy," pointing to a key point: the mysterious "black spots" on Trump's left hand. According to the White House, these "black spots" are "minor soft tissue damage caused by daily handshakes," because Trump needs to meet with many people to shake hands every day, which can cause some bruises on his hands. Add to that Trump's long-term use of aspirin, an anticoagulant drug, so the so-called black spots were photographed by photographers.
Therefore, the White House has also made it clear that these symptoms in Trump are normal and manageable conditions that can be alleviated by improving lifestyle and medication management, and will not affect Trump's daily office and executive decisions. However, Democrats are not fully convinced of the White House's rhetoric. In their view, Trump is now facing the same problem as Biden, that is, his physical condition is simply unable to support the daily work of the president. As early as his first term, some Democratic politicians have publicly stated that Trump's mental health is a huge problem because he always does something incredible.
In order to verify the truth of what he said, the Democratic Party even found a number of authoritative doctors to endorse it. Although the matter ended, it also made the relationship between the Democratic Party and Trump more and more tense. According to the data released by relevant health agencies in the United States, the symptoms Trump faces at this stage are all within the acceptable range. His age is 79 years old, which is a high incidence stage. Coupled with frequent diplomatic activities and high-intensity administrative work, it will aggravate the appearance of these symptoms, but it will not affect daily life and work. It is important to know that there are not a few presidents who suffered from various types of diseases during their term of office in American history. For example, President Roosevelt suffered from poliomyelitis and President Reagan suffered from Alzheimer's disease. None of them stepped down due to illness, so Trump doesn't need to worry about his unstable presidency. However, what is certain is that even with the endorsement of authoritative organizations, Trump's poll support rate will be affected to some extent.
The mid-term elections will be held next year, and Trump's health problems will arouse the concerns of supporters. According to statistics, more than 60% of Americans think that the president's health is crucial, so this incident is likely to affect the support rate of Trump and the Republican Party, and become a breakthrough for the Democratic Party to attack. Therefore, for Trump and his team, the physical condition needs to be focused on and managed. After all, in the environment of economic downturn and global security tension, Trump needs a healthy body to cope with those severe challenges.