Donald Trump addresses well being fears as reporters discover ‘hoarse voice’ at main briefing
Donald Trump has been forced to address concerns about his health after his “hoarse voice” was heard at a conference
Donald Trump has been compelled to address concerns about his health after his “raspy voice” was noticed at a conference. During a meeting in the Oval Office discussing the USA’s preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Trump’s voice sounded hoarse as he spoke with officials and reporters.
This prompted one attendee to ask: “Your voice sounds rough, are you feeling alright?” Trump then replied: “I was shouting at people because they were stupid about something having to do with trade in a country.”
A reporter then suggested that the comment “sounds like a follow up”, which Trump misheard. “What? I thought said there was a polyp – I don’t want to hear that,” he quipped.
Speculation has been rife about the health of the 79-year-old leader since he returned to the Oval Office earlier this year, reports the Express.
Addressing a recent MRI scan live on Fox News on Air Force One when asked what it was for, Trump responded: “Because it was part of my physical. Getting an MRI is very standard.
“What, you think I shouldn’t have it? I had an MRI. The doctor said it was the best result he has ever seen as a doctor. That’s it.
“But I had an MRI as part of my standard yearly, or I think they do it every two years but I have the physical every year. And the result was outstanding.”
When asked whether it was his brain or heart that was examined, Trump admitted he wasn’t certain. He said: “I have no idea what they analysed. But whatever they analysed, they analysed it well and they said that I had as good a result as they’d ever seen.”
His press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Trump was “assessed by radiologist and consultants” at Walter Reed Medical Centre who determined he was in “exceptional physical health”.
However, medical professionals have raised concerns about Trump’s physical and mental wellbeing. In August, John Gartner, a former assistant professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, claimed to have identified signs of dementia in Trump’s conduct after comparing footage from the 1980s.
He explained: “What we see are the classic signs of dementia, which is gross deterioration from someone’s baseline and function. If you go back and look at film from the 1980s, [Trump] actually was extremely articulate.
“He was still a jerk, but he was able to express himself in polished paragraphs, and now he really has trouble completing a thought and that is a huge deterioration.”
The White House has maintained that Trump remains in excellent health. At the beginning of this year, White House physician Dr Sean Barbadella stated the US leader was in “excellent cognitive and physical health”.
