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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that the president wears bandages on the back of his hand because he's “literally constantly shaking hands.”

CNN host Jake Tapper isn’t buying the official White House explanation for Donald Trump sporting bandages on the back of his hand, arguing on “The Lead” that there’s more to the president’s health picture than has been revealed.

Tapper discussed the matter with CNN chief political analyst David Axelrod and ex-Trump aide Alyssa Farah Griffin after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday that Trump wears the bandages as a result of “constantly shaking hands.”

“The White House gave the same explanation for bruising back in July,” Tapper said Thursday. “Obviously, he’s 79 years old. And there is something going on with his health that they’re not telling us, because otherwise, why did he have that MRI?”

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[-] Lucky_Acid@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Why say something now, Jake? Why not wait until after his presidency? Then write a book about it? Then sell that book while you're doing your job on TV? Just a thought.

[-] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I’m $ure he ha$ hi$ rea$ons.

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 13 points 1 week ago

I'm so tired of this fucking story. This evil p.o.s is never going to die. We've been hearing Trump health/mind failing stories for like 10 fucking years already...

Wake me up when he's actually dead. Unfortunately he's probably going to outlive me and I'm only 39.

[-] jimerson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It certainly feels that way.

[-] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

His age makes people complacent because they assume he's gonna die soon. Even if he does, I'm not sure it'll improve anything

[-] fizzle@quokk.au 1 points 1 week ago

Exactly.

Unless his death is imminent, I dont care.

[-] fittedsyllabi@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago
[-] ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago

Not fast enough.....

"White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that the president wears bandages on the back of his hand because he's “literally constantly shaking hands.”

As if that were even a slightly reasonable explanation.

[-] P1nkman@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I have bandages on my finger tips because I type on a keyboard all day. Without these bandages, by fingers would fall off!

[-] vegeta@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Bruised hand you say? JD is slacking on his primary duty

[-] blackbearjesus27@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

If he’s getting bruised from constantly shaking hands, is that enough of a fucking problem too?!

[-] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I think easy bruising is a ton of conditions.

[-] Formfiller@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Wow solve any other capers by yourself there Nancy drew?

[-] falseWhite@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

It really doesn't matter until he actually collapses to the floor. Even then they'll try to spin it into something positive "Mr. president was exhausted for working the hardest anyone has ever worked."

[-] Soulg@ani.social 1 points 1 week ago

That's basically already their excuse for him falling asleep constantly.

[-] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

I do hope it's serious

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

He has probably already forgotten his dementia diagnosis.

[-] acme401@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago
[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I got a nice bottle of booze waiting for the announcement

[-] Wigglesworth@retrolemmy.com 2 points 1 week ago

Good. It'll make it a surprise party.

[-] lemmylump@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Trump died at 11:58 pst

🤞

[-] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Can the doctors be sued and brought to testify under oath that Donald is perfectly healthy?

Perjury has actual consequences IIRC

[-] Alaik@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Id assume Trump would need to file a HIPPA release which ain't happening.

Now if this was a democratic president the supreme court would say that by accepting taxpayer funded healthcare, the citizens are thereby the payor/insurance company and that HIPPA authorizes release of protected health information to payors so the public is allowed to know subpoenad health information without a release.

[-] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

I believe that between doctor patient confidentiality and HIPAA, that will be quite difficult.

Imagine that your doctor was forced to give testimony on your health. Nobody would want that.

[-] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Patient records can be subpoenaed but the request has to be relevant to a case. the persons defense as well as the provider has the right to argue against the release, though their arguments can be overruled and the provider can be compelled to release records and testify as to your diagnosis, treatment, clinical observations, etc.

It’s wild how people will regularly assume HIPAA is some magic force that protects them from government overreach. It’s not, at all. I’m not specifically shitting on you because I see this claim repeated all the time, even just here in this thread. Your providers should make the limitations of HIPAA more clear to you. They’re probably more concerned with getting you in and out to maximize billable time bc fee for service billing is fucked. That’s a whole different nightmare

A priest during confessional has more protection from being compelled to testify than any doctor or therapist. They even have stronger protections than lawyers. Lawyer client privilege can be overturned if you are found to be abusing it to plan crimes. If you brag to a clergy about all the crimes you’re gonna do (though if they help they will be punished for helping, the confessional is still inadmissible and protected). They are even usually exempt from mandated reporter laws (even though they’re often in the highest risk categories for child sex abuse). It’s fucked that this country gives a pass to pedophiles to rape kids because of a historical precedent towards fucking nonsense; meanwhile the fields built on a base of evidence that need to build trust have a cornerstone of “oh the judicial system can compel me if you become their enemy but btw if you go to church you can literally confess to raping kids and the murder you’re planning and no one will rat you out”.

Source: work in healthcare and have had records subpoenaed (successfully fought off 2/3 attempts, fuck you government)

But granted they aren’t getting trumps records. No fucking way. Even if someone had the balls to charge him with something and claim they needed them as evidence he’d get the entire government to make sure that never happened, even if it meant falsifying or even destroying the documents

[-] Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Idk I heard it was an abortion... That should do it

[-] lohky@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Does it? Does perjury have real consequences when literally nothing else does?

[-] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

File that one under "No Shit Sherlock." But he's going to dodder along for another 8 - 10 years.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

Whatever it is, I hope it hurts a lot.

[-] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 1 week ago

he’s literally shaking in his boots because if he doesn’t die in the white house he’ll die in prison

[-] Kirp123@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Trump won't see any prison time if he somehow survives his term. Let's not kid ourselves.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Gawd, this douche, who clutched his pearls over...Biden.

FFS.

[-] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Took this clown long enough to say something.

[-] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It tells you a lot about the state of corporate media in US when a journalist stating an obvious fact is considered news.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

He wants to be on a coin so badly, he'll die for it. I say we increase the incentive, and offer him a stamp, too, even though he probably hates stamps for some MAGA reason.

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