Trump Forgets the Word for Alzheimer’s Disease While Insisting That He Doesn’t Have It
Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images Experts have long questioned president Donald Trump’s claims of having a clean bill of health. He has been spotted with swollen ankles and dark bruises on both of his hands, which experts argue could be a sign that he’s receiving frequent intravenous treatments. His mental acuity has also been called into question, with critics pointing to his slurred speech, nonsensical rants, and lapses in memory. Case in point, in a recently published interview with New York Magazine, Trump struggled to recall the name of Alzheimer’s disease — a particularly dark blunder, considering the condition is characterized by progressive memory loss, and Trump has a family history of it. When discussing his father, Fred Trump, he struggled to remember what the disease was called. “He had one problem. At a certain age, about 86, 87, he started getting… what do they call it?” he pondered during the video. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt came to his rescue. “Alzheimer’s,” she chimed in. “Like an Alzheimer’s thing,” the president continued. …
