By The Opinion
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, about to turn 80, He will undergo a medical and dental check-up this Tuesdaythe third of his second term, just when most Americans are concerned about the president’s mental acuity to lead the country.
The White House announced earlier this month that Trump, the oldest US president to take office in history, is scheduled to visit, his third in 13 months, to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland, next to Washington.
Trump underwent his first annual physical in April of last year and returned for a follow-up checkup in October, when an MRI was taken to rule out cardiovascular problems.
The results showed the president’s “excellent health,” according to what the White House said last December.
“Everything evaluated works within normal limits, without acute or chronic problems. In short, this level of detailed evaluation is standard for a physical examination at the president’s age and confirms that he remains in excellent overall health,” White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said at the time.
Trump, who will turn 80 on June 14, has boasted of his good health and vitality, but the American public’s confidence in his ability has been declining.
A poll by The Washington Publish, ABC News and Ipsos published earlier this month found that 59% of those surveyed in the United States indicated that Trump does not have the mental acuity necessary to lead the country.
In contrast, 40% said the president is mentally qualified for leadership, an atrocious figure from the 47% recorded last September.
Regarding the president’s physical health, 55% of American adults surveyed stated that Trump does not have sufficient conditions to serve as presidentan increase of 10 percentage points from last year’s survey.
A perception that contrasts with that of the American president who reiterated his statements about his excellent cognitive state during a rally last Friday.
During his presidential campaign in 2024, Trump flaunted his good physical and mental health compared to then-President Joe Biden (2021-2025), whom he regularly refers to as “Sleepy Joe.”
But now he has had to face concerns from the public and independent doctors who have focused on the repeated bruising that can be seen on the president’s hands and whether his occasional drowsiness is a sign of a deeper problem. EFE
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