Confidence in Trump’s health plummets as he insists he’s on top of his game

U.S. President Donald Trump outside the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

President Donald Trump, who will be turning 80 on June 14, insists that his health — both physical and mental — has never been better. But a Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll released in late April, found that 59 percent of Americans believe he lacks the mental acuity to continue serving as president.

This poll, Malcolm Ferguson stresses in an article published by The New Republic, was followed by an "odd medical visit" that is raising questions about Trump's "health and fitness."

"On Saturday, (May 2)," Ferguson explains, "Trump left his Florida golf course rather suddenly for what staff said was a dental appointment that was not previously on his presidential schedule."

Dr. Jonathan Reiner, who served as a cardiologist for the late Vice President Dick Cheney, is among the people raising questions about Trump's health.

On X, Reiner tweeted, "There's been such lack of candor about the health of the president that even a visit to the dentist raises questions. The WH has a dental operatory (Pres Biden had a root canal there) so why a Sat morning visit in Florida? Maybe he just likes this dentist."

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) is generating concerns about Trump as well. On May 3, the GOP congresswoman tweeted, "Pray for President Trump" — a post Ferguson describes as "mysterious."

Ferguson notes, "Trump, of course, has always maintained that he is in peak physical condition, even though it's clear that he's at the very least lost a step since his first term. But the secrecy surrounding his health isn't just alarming political insiders. It's alarming most of America. And that's growing all the more clear, from his falling asleep in public meetings, to his edited-out ramblings on '60 Minutes,' to this mystery dental appointment."

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