What To Know
- NCS medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner expressed critical concern about President Trump’s well being after observing his “manic” and “frantic” supply throughout his White House tackle.
- Reiner and Jake Tapper mentioned extra indicators of attainable well being points, together with Trump showing to go to sleep in conferences.
- Reiner known as for larger transparency from the White House concerning Trump’s well being.
Jake Tapper saved his promise to proceed highlighting Donald Trump‘s health on Thursday’s (December 18) version of The Lead, talking with NCS Medical Analyst Jonathan Reiner concerning the President’s latest White House address.
Before introducing his visitor, Tapper learn a few of Reiner’s tweets from Wednesday (December 17) night time, by which the heart specialist and professor of drugs and surgical procedure at George Washington University stated he was “seriously concerned about the health of the president” and “he looks unwell.”
“Dr. Reiner, what specifically was it about President Trump that you found so concerning watching him last night?” Tapper requested, per Mediaite. “Especially in the context of, you know, he gives outrageous speeches and has been for years.”
Reiner stated it wasn’t “the content” of the speech that disturbed him however moderately “the way it was delivered.” Trump’s close to 20-minute tackle primarily centered on his boasts about how his administration has dealt with the financial system and immigration, whereas additionally insulting his predecessor, Joe Biden.
“It was delivered with a manic cadence, almost a frantic cadence,” Reiner acknowledged. “It was as if you felt like you were listening to a podcast on 2x. And that kind of manic delivery was very, very disturbing.”
Reiner stated that because the tackle went on, Trump’s “cadence of his remarks became quicker,” noting, “We’ve never seen the president like that. He seemed almost frantic. And it was disturbing to watch.”
Tapper then shared a video from earlier that day of Trump seemingly falling asleep in the midst of a gathering within the Oval Office.
Reiner identified that this has happened several times in the previous few weeks, explaining, “That’s what’s called increased daytime somnolence. And there are a lot of things that can do that. Sometimes people with sleep apnea, people who wake up many times during the night and don’t get restorative sleep, have that.”
“We’ve never been told the president has sleep apnea,” he added. “So, it’s jarring to see the president go from basically asleep in the Oval Office to, you know, really this rapid-fire pace during basically a 30 minute speech that he gave in 18 minutes.”
Reiner concluded by saying the White House must be “more forthcoming” about Trump’s well being circumstances, which additionally contains hypothesis about his bruised hands and the MRI scan he underwent in October.
Earlier this week, Tapper appeared on Pod Save America, the place he vowed to maintain speaking about Trump’s well being to make up for not asking “as many questions as we should have” about former President Biden’s declining well being throughout his time in workplace.
The Lead with Jake Tapper, Weekdays, 4/3 c, NCS