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Kingofalldems

(39,986 posts)
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 09:38 PM Tuesday

Looks like Melania has to assist Trump in mere walking:

Trump ignores questions from reporters while leaving the White House for a long Thanksgiving weekend

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-11-25T23:27:04.189Z


Also note how he hogs the umbrella.
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Looks like Melania has to assist Trump in mere walking: (Original Post) Kingofalldems Tuesday OP
Would it be insensitive to start a pool? Cause if it is, I'll start one. marble falls Tuesday #1
I'm in. H2O Man Tuesday #8
Dibs on New Year's Eve. Efilroft Sul Yesterday #16
I'm in. Yule. niyad Yesterday #20
Something is going to happen but he won't die right away FakeNoose Yesterday #24
Needs an alignment..pulls to the left Deuxcents Tuesday #2
I noticed that too. Sort of a plodding walk. Diamond_Dog Tuesday #3
Comments on the video have a few saying this was a double because she was smiling! Deuxcents Tuesday #4
I noticed he held the umbrella and let her go first. Unlike applegrove Tuesday #5
I thought she might be smiling dflprincess Yesterday #28
Pulls to the left. THAT is funny. nt Prairie_Seagull Yesterday #25
Posters on BlueSky are saying that's "fake" Melania FakeNoose Tuesday #6
Get a grip. He is walking fine. Jesus. johnnyfins Tuesday #7
There is a 0% chance he is walking fine. Kingofalldems Tuesday #9
Agreed. Ms. Toad Tuesday #13
Nope. Look again. Joinfortmill Yesterday #18
Never naps in meetings or falls asleep at his desk, either. Torchlight Yesterday #23
Not as bad as I've seen it other times. nilram Tuesday #10
Watch the video of him pardoning the turkeys, where he is helped into where the Rose Garden usef to be. NT mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday #11
Umbrella? Donald the gentleman Norrrm Tuesday #12
He did not sit down gracefully. He just flopped Ilsa Tuesday #14
Maybe he'll just fucking die already. Orrex Yesterday #15
Yup, definitely stearing him in the right direction. Joinfortmill Yesterday #17
eyes bcbink Yesterday #19
It's weird that his right arm is just dangling there. Who walks like that? nt Rob H. Yesterday #21
THat will be a GREAT day when he kicks the bucket. (VERY SOON would be best) bluestarone Yesterday #22
February 2nd, 2026...we cannot do this again... MiHale Yesterday #26
I want to know how she walks in those high heels? kimbutgar Yesterday #27
NYT-Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office (gift link) LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #29

FakeNoose

(39,674 posts)
24. Something is going to happen but he won't die right away
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 11:49 AM
Yesterday

They'll keep him alive on machines, that's my guess. Not that I'm rooting for him to survive. Oh hell no.

But if he's on autopilot in the hospital, it gives Vance and the cabinet cover to invoke Article 25 and vote him out. I don't believe they would ever do that unless they knew he's a goner anyway.

I mean ... he's already given them so many reasons to Article 25 him, and there's been no attempt that we know of.

I'm thinking this will happen early next year ... after the holidays. Isn't he scheduled for hip replacement surgery?

Diamond_Dog

(39,282 posts)
3. I noticed that too. Sort of a plodding walk.
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 09:56 PM
Tuesday

And how in the heck does Mel walk in those high heels?

Deuxcents

(24,967 posts)
4. Comments on the video have a few saying this was a double because she was smiling!
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 10:03 PM
Tuesday

And he held the umbrella for her 🤣

FakeNoose

(39,674 posts)
6. Posters on BlueSky are saying that's "fake" Melania
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 10:19 PM
Tuesday

I can't tell because they don't really show her face. But this woman appears to be supporting and guiding Chump because he seems to be drifting away from the helicopter.... Also his balance seems kind of hinky, like he might stumble if he's not leaning onto her.

Ms. Toad

(38,013 posts)
13. Agreed.
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 11:14 PM
Tuesday

He's hogging the umbrella, so her attempt to get under the umbrella makes the side-by-side walk look uneven.

nilram

(3,432 posts)
10. Not as bad as I've seen it other times.
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 10:34 PM
Tuesday

But perhaps that's why Melanoma was so close, to help him keep on track.

mahatmakanejeeves

(67,658 posts)
11. Watch the video of him pardoning the turkeys, where he is helped into where the Rose Garden usef to be. NT
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 10:46 PM
Tuesday

Last edited Wed Nov 26, 2025, 12:14 AM - Edit history (2)

Ilsa

(63,643 posts)
14. He did not sit down gracefully. He just flopped
Tue Nov 25, 2025, 11:41 PM
Tuesday

his 270 pound torso onto the seat.

I think Malignia had to make sure he got on Marine One instead of wandering around the WH grounds.

bcbink

(117 posts)
19. eyes
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 08:11 AM
Yesterday

I don't think he can see very well. It looks like she is directing him. Also, he does seem to get lost frequently.

bluestarone

(20,881 posts)
22. THat will be a GREAT day when he kicks the bucket. (VERY SOON would be best)
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 11:18 AM
Yesterday

Then, our biggest problem will be our supreme court! THEY are the bastard six, that will continue our democracy ending!

kimbutgar

(26,531 posts)
27. I want to know how she walks in those high heels?
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 12:18 PM
Yesterday

I can’t imagine wearing those type of shoes anymore! I hated wearing them in the 70’s and 80’s to work.

That said he does look like he is wobbly and needs assistance!

LetMyPeopleVote

(173,197 posts)
29. NYT-Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office (gift link)
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 12:30 PM
Yesterday

This is the article that really pissed off trump

President Trump has always used his stamina and energy as a political strength. But that image is getting harder for him to sustain.



https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/us/politics/trump-age-health.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4E8.Xuu2.wLwq4A4Y9jal&smid=url-share

The reality is more complicated: Mr. Trump, 79, is the oldest person to be elected to the presidency, and he is aging. To pre-empt any criticism about his age, he often compares himself to President Joseph R. Biden Jr., who at 82 was the oldest person to hold the office, and whose aides took measures to shield his growing frailty from the public, including by tightly managing his appearances.....

Still, nearly a year into his second term, Americans see Mr. Trump less than they used to, according to a New York Times analysis of his schedule. Mr. Trump has fewer public events on his schedule and is traveling domestically much less than he did by this point during his first year in office, in 2017, although he is taking more foreign trips.

He also keeps a shorter public schedule than he used to. Most of his public appearances fall between noon and 5 p.m., on average.....

Mr. Trump has prompted additional questions about his health by sharing news about medical procedures he has had, but not details about them. While in Asia, Mr. Trump revealed that he had undergone magnetic resonance imaging at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in early October......

Mr. Trump also applies makeup to a bruise on the back of his right hand, adding speculation about a medical condition that his physician and aides say is caused by taking aspirin and shaking so many hands. In September, the bruising on his hand, coupled with swollen ankles, caused observers on the internet to speculate wildly about his health......

For years, concerns and questions about Mr. Trump’s health have often been met with obfuscation or minimal explanation from the people around him. Mr. Trump’s physicians have not taken questions from reporters in years, including when he was seriously ill with Covid in 2020. There were no medical briefings held after an assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pa., last summer.

Many of the facts that concerned critics about Mr. Trump’s physical health during his first term are present now. He does not get regular exercise, in part because he has a long-held theory that people are born with a finite amount of energy and that vigorous activity can deplete that reserve, like a battery. He enjoys red meat and is known to eat McDonald’s by the sackful....

Still, in his second term, Mr. Trump’s schedule shows some significant changes.

According to a Times analysis of the official presidential schedules in a database maintained by Roll Call, Mr. Trump’s first official event starts later in the day. In 2017, the first year of his first term, Mr. Trump’s scheduled events started at 10:31 a.m. on average. By contrast, Mr. Trump in his second term has started scheduled events in the afternoon on average, at 12:08 p.m. His events end on average at around the same time as they did during the first year of his first term, shortly after 5 p.m.

The number of Mr. Trump’s total official appearances has decreased by 39 percent. In 2017, Mr. Trump held 1,688 official events between Jan. 20 and Nov. 25 of that year. For that same time period this year, Mr. Trump has appeared in 1,029 official events.

trump is not in good health and trump is showing signs of senility or mental decline. I can see why this article pissed off trump.
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