Trump's health issue is growing. Maybe it's JD Vance time. Opinion [View all]

Trump's health issue is growing. Maybe it's JD Vance time. | Opinion

As a longtime observer of Donald Trump, I can confidently say the president has grown more rambling, drifting far afield of whatever subject he’s addressing and demonstrating even less inhibition.

Nothing snuffs out questions about a near-octogenarian president’s health quite like that president repeatedly bragging about passing a dementia test and telling the world he ignores his doctors and doesn’t exercise.

As 2026 begins, President Donald Trump’s health has become a more-than-reasonable concern. We’ve repeatedly seen him attempting to cover up odd bruises on his hands, he struggles to stay awake during public events and now, by his own admission, he’s ignoring his doctor’s advice and taking a high daily dose of aspirin because he’s “superstitious.”

In announcing an unauthorized weekend attack on Venezuela, Trump appeared exhausted and often incoherent, slurring words as he spoke. While others spoke, the president seemed to struggle to stay awake.

The Wall Street Journal recently became the second major news organization, after The New York Times, to shine a spotlight on Trump’s health, which he repeatedly claims in unhinged social media rants is “PERFECT.”

The same report noted of Trump: “His skin is so delicate that Pam Bondi, now his attorney general, caused his hand to bleed when she nicked him with her ring while giving him a high-five at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/01/05/trump-health-age-health-concerns/87997190007/