 "Is age catching up with Trump's schedule?")
While President Donald Trump and his allies continue to project an image of unflagging energy, new scrutiny is focusing on the 79-year-old president’s demanding schedule and occasional signs of fatigue almost a year into his second term.
Following a gruelling week-long trip to Japan and South Korea, the president landed at Joint Base Andrews just before Halloween, quickly heading to the White House to distribute candy to trick-or-treaters. Allies quickly celebrated his endurance. “This man has been nonstop for DAYS!” one online supporter reportedly wrote on X.
However, just a week later, the narrative appeared to shift when Trump seemed to momentarily doze off during an Oval Office event on November 6. During a midday meeting focused on weight-loss drugs, the president’s eyes reportedly drooped, and he appeared drowsy for several seconds.
Despite his public appearances, frequent press interactions, and combative social media presence that cultivate a “round-the-clock energy,” an analysis by The New York Times of the president’s official schedule suggests a significant reduction in public events. Trump’s total official appearances have reportedly decreased by 39 percent compared to the same period in his first term in 2017. Furthermore, his daily schedule is starting later, with his first scheduled event averaging around 12:08 pm, compared to 10:31 am in 2017.
Trump often attempts to preempt age-related criticism by drawing comparisons to his predecessor, 82-year-old Joe Biden, whose team reportedly took measures to manage the public perception of his growing frailty.
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View All“He sleeps all the time—during the day, during the night, on the beach,” Trump said about Biden last week, adding, “I’m not a sleeper.”
Questions about the president’s health have been further fuelled by limited information about his medical procedures, including a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan he underwent in early October. When pressed about the results, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, “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’ve ever seen.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the president’s condition and commitment to transparency, contrasting it with the previous administration. “Unlike the Biden White House, who covered up Joe Biden’s cognitive decline and hid him from the press, President Trump and his entire team have been open and transparent about the president’s health, which remains exceptional,” Leavitt said in a statement.
Still, the contrast between the president’s self-proclaimed “Energizer Bunny” image and his less demanding schedule raises valid questions.
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