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"I don't know how long I'll be here"/ Trump amid fear, age and medical tests
2026-05-26 21:53:25 / BOTA
Amid frequent medical checkups, threats to his life and doubts about his mental state, Trump himself is increasingly speaking about his age and mortality.
Donald Trump's health has returned to the center of political and media debate in the US, after the American president underwent another series of medical checkups at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the country's most important military hospital.
The visit, which the White House said included routine medical and dental tests, was the fourth publicized checkup in just over a year since Trump returned to the White House in January 2025.
The 79-year-old president left the hospital declaring that everything had turned out "PERFECTLY", but the latest check-up has failed to quell doubts that have been growing in the US for months about his physical and mental condition.
In the US, there is no law requiring presidents to release their medical records, and any information about their health is only made public with the president's approval. For this reason, medical reports released by the White House are often viewed with skepticism, especially after instances in American history when various presidents have concealed serious health problems.
Trump and his staff continue to portray the president as a leader with boundless energy and complete mental clarity. His aides are constantly careful to highlight the president's long work hours, while Trump himself continues to mock Joe Biden by calling him "Sleepy Joe."
However, in recent months, discussions have increased about the visible signs of the American president's age.
Trump has been filmed several times with his eyes closed during public events, while bruises have been noticed on his hands that he tries to cover with makeup. The US administration has explained that the bruises are related to aspirin use and excessive handshakes, while the swelling in his legs has been linked to chronic venous insufficiency, a common problem in advanced age.
The president himself refuses to accept any idea of physical weakness. "I'm not old. I'm a lot younger than you," he declared this month during an event in Florida.
But even Trump himself has begun to talk more often about his age and mortality.
"I don't know how much longer I'm going to be here. I have a lot of people who want me dead," he said during a White House event earlier this year.
The assassination attempts against him and the constant threats from Iran seem to have made the president more aware of the danger to his life.
Last month, during a meeting with King Charles III, Trump addressed his wife Melania, saying: "We're not going to match my parents' marriage record. It's not going to happen."
The debate over the health of the American president has also expanded due to his diet and lifestyle.
US Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated this year that he did not understand "how Trump is still alive," referring to his continued consumption of McDonald's, sweets and Diet Coke.
But the most sensitive topic remains the president's mental state.
During his second term, Trump's speeches often jump from one topic to another without any connection to the activity he is in. The president himself calls this way of speaking "weave," but his critics increasingly question whether he still maintains complete mental clarity.
Trump has stated several times that he has successfully passed the cognitive tests that doctors have developed, but recently hinted that he does not want to take them anymore.
"I think I'm done with those tests. I'm tired of doing them," he said during an event at the White House./CNN
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