The TOI Correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump lashed out on Wednesday on the rising scrutiny of his well being, asserting that he’s in nice form and media studies on the contrary are “purposely damaging” hit jobs.The set off for a blistering presidential reprimand was a NYT story headlined “Indicators of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Growing old in Workplace,” one in every of a number of current articles within the press specializing in his well being, issues arising from inexplicable medical exams and procedures, together with an MRI, and indicators of exhaustion he has proven in public. “There shall be a day once I run low on Power, it occurs to everybody, however with a PERFECT PHYSICAL EXAM AND A COMPREHENSIVE COGNITIVE TEST (“That was aced”) JUST RECENTLY TAKEN, it actually just isn’t now!” Trump, 79, now the oldest President in U.S historical past, stated.The US President blamed “creeps” and “radical left lunatics” for the report, singling out NYT reporter Katie Rogers, who he stated “is assigned to write down solely unhealthy issues about me” and is a “third charge reporter who’s ugly, each in and out.” The mostly-liberal US media has recently zeroed on the President’s well being, teeing off from a variety of visible cues, from swollen ankles to a bruised hand, from unsteady gait to drooping mouth, to diagnose that he’s in decline. Going by his vigorous public schedule and engagements although, he seems pretty much as good if not higher than most 79-year olds.However social media has been unrelenting in its deconstruction of his well being. Images from a November 6 Oval Workplace briefing on drug pricing captured the president with eyes closed for prolonged durations, prompting hypothesis of sleep apnea and exhaustion. Cameras have additionally zoomed in on periodic purple discoloration on his proper palm, probably signaling transfusion and even speculating about neurological occasions like a transient ischemic assault (mini-stroke). The White Home stated the bruising is because of too many handshakes. There has additionally been alarm over an undisclosed MRI scan in October – which Trump himself blurted out – questioning why such superior imaging was not detailed within the doctor’s memo. The October checkup, occurring simply six months after a previous one, prompted questions on rising issues.Formally, the White Home has acknowledged solely a analysis of continual venous insufficiency (CVI), a circulatory dysfunction affecting blood circulate within the leg veins. Widespread in older adults with sedentary existence or weight problems, it causes leg swelling, ache, and pores and skin discoloration—signs echoed in social media analyses. In Trump’s case, it has been managed with compression remedy and elevation, based on his doctor.Past CVI, his medical historical past consists of persistent cardiovascular dangers, along with his April 2025 annual bodily revealing elevated levels of cholesterol (complete 223 mg/dL, LDL 143 mg/dL) and a physique mass index of 30.4, classifying him as close to overweight, which didn’t stop him from taking a crack at Illinois’ obese governor JB Pritzker on Tuesday. He takes rosuvastatin for ldl cholesterol and aspirin for cardiac safety, alongside medicines for acid reflux disease and sleep points — all on half with these of his demographic based on his supporters. Trump has brushed apart the rising issues, insisting that he’s working full tilt. Outlining his acquainted scroll of achievements, he asserted “to do that requires a number of Work and Power, and I’ve by no means labored so onerous in my life.”