The moment captured everything combustible about Trump-era politics: showmanship,<\/p>\n
grievance and a willingness to turn even personal health into a loyalty test.<\/p>\n
In front of a solemn crowd gathered after a mass shooting,<\/p>\n
Trump pivoted quickly from tragedy to a familiar comfort zone \u2014 boasting,<\/p>\n
branding and ranking himself above Obama and Biden with a doctor\u2019s praise as proof.<\/p>\n
Ronny Jackson, now a MAGA-aligned congressman, has his own complicated trail of demotion,<\/p>\n
reinstatement and partisan declarations that Trump is the \u201chealthiest president\u201d in U.S. history.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Trump\u2019s official MRIs and diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency paint a more ordinary picture of aging.<\/p>\n
The clash between medical nuance and political theatre leaves voters staring at a deeper question:<\/p>\n
in a country led by its oldest presidents ever, whose health narrative can they trust \u2014 and who\u2019s writing it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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