It’s not surprising no one believes him now.
www.vanityfair.com
TRUMP’S CLAIM HE DIDN’T HAVE A STROKE WOULD BE MORE CONVINCING IF HE DIDN’T CONSTANTLY LIE ABOUT EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME
This week, though, the mysterious visit popped up in the news again, with the release of
New York Times reporter
Michael Schmidt’s new book, which
reads in part:
“In reporting for this book, I learned that in the hours leading up to Trump’s trip to the hospital, word went out in the West Wing for the vice president to be on standby to take over the powers of the presidency temporarily if Trump had to undergo a procedure that would have required him to be anesthetized.”
Shortly thereafter, the White House released a statement from the president’s doctor,
Sean Conley, backing up the denial. “I can confirm that President Trump has not experienced nor been evaluated for a cerebrovascular accident (stroke), transient ischemic attack (mini stroke), or any acute cardiovascular emergencies, as have been incorrectly reported in the media,” Conley wrote,
adding that “the President remains healthy and I have no concerns about his ability to maintain the rigorous schedule ahead of him.”
All of which feels a lot like a case of an administration doth protesting too much! But while Trump certainly
exhibits some the symptoms of having had a stroke—he frequently
slurs his words, gets easily confused, and
struggles to control his limbs—at this time, there is no credible evidence to indicate that he has. And who knows, he probably didn’t! (Likely he
just has a degenerative brain disease.) Unfortunately, it’s very hard to believe the president or his staff’s denials because they constantly lie about everything all the time.
Crowd size. A
deadly pandemic.
How much Black people love him. Things he’s
said on-camera in rooms full of people.
Windmills.
Toilets.
Hillary Clinton’s
health. Commercial flights full of looters. And thousands—
literally thousands—of other things. So they’ll have to forgive people for not giving them the benefit of the doubt on this one.