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Trump Struggles to Stay Awake in Another Public Event, Adding to Speculation over His Health

HeadlineDec 05, 2025

During Thursday’s event, Trump struggled to keep his eyes open. This follows other recent public appearances where Trump appeared to fall asleep at times. And once again, Trump was spotted wearing bandages on his right hand, which appeared bruised and swollen. That fueled further speculation about the president’s health. On Monday, the White House said the results from Trump’s recent MRI exam were “perfectly normal,” after Trump was unable to tell reporters aboard Air Force One what part of his body was scanned.

Reporter: “What part of your body was the MRI looking at?”

President Donald Trump: “I have no idea. It was just an MRI. What part of the body? It wasn’t the brain, because I took a cognitive test, and I aced it. I got a perfect mark, which you would be incapable of doing. Goodbye, everybody. You. too.”

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