NCS’s medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner delivered a startling well being evaluation of President Donald Trump forward of one other bodily examination for the commander in chief at Walter Reed Medical Center.
Reiner, chatting with NCS anchor Kate Bolduan on Tuesday, started by saying that the American folks deserve a “clear understanding” that Trump, who turns 80 subsequent month, is “fit for duty.”
He mentioned he want to see a greater clarification for a few of Trump’s “visible health concerns,” together with the bruising on his hands, which the White House has tried to elucidate away on account of frequent handshakes, and swollen ankles.
Reiner then introduced up Trump’s obvious incapacity to remain awake throughout some occasions, and provided a analysis, one which he referred to as “severe.”
“The president has severe daytime somnolence,” he mentioned. “He falls asleep very often. He’s fallen asleep in the Oval Office on multiple occasions with people talking to him in the cabinet room, and there was concern yesterday that he might have fallen asleep at Arlington National Cemetery during Memorial Day observances.”
Daytime somnolence, or hypersomnia, is the uncontrollable urge to go to sleep in the course of the day, in accordance with the Cleveland Clinic.
Reiner added that with daytime somnolence comes an elevated threat of dementia and coronary heart assaults, lowered cognitive operate, and a decline in psychological schools.
“It’s a real problem,” he mentioned. “And the president appears to struggle to stay awake during the day. And I’d like to hear what the White House has done to evaluate- why the president has this increased daytime somnolence and what they’re doing to improve that.”
“President Trump is the sharpest and most accessible President in American history who is working nonstop to solve problems and deliver on his promises, and he remains in excellent health,” White House spokesperson Davis Ingle mentioned in an announcement to the Associated Press on Tuesday.
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