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Ocelot II

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2. To be fair, the doctor didn't *diagnose* him. The Daily Beast tends to overstate things,

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 12:27 PM

May 26

almost as badly as Raw Story. What the doctor did say was that falling asleep frequently during the day could be a sign of a severe illness. That's not a diagnosis, just an observation. Blame it on the clickbaity Daily Beast headline, not the doctor.

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Doctors "diagnosing" Trump via video clips offends me as much as Bill Frist, Terry Schiavo, and that f*cking balloon. [View all] Miles Archer May 26 OP

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To be fair, the doctor didn't *diagnose* him. The Daily Beast tends to overstate things, Ocelot II May 26 #2

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