At 78 years, 4 months and 22 days of age, Donald Trump is the oldest major-party presidential nominee in history, after President Joe Biden withdrew from contention prior to becoming the nominee of his own party in the 2024 United States presidential election. If elected, by the end of his term he would become the oldest person ever to hold the office, sparking renewed discussion of his fitness to assume the presidency. Since the early days of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, his physical and mental health have been a subject of public debate. Trump was 70 years old when he first took office, surpassing Ronald Reagan as the oldest person to assume the presidency to that date. During Trump’s presidency, comments on his age, weight, lifestyle, and history of heart disease raised questions about his physical health. In addition, numerous public figures, media sources, and mental health professionals have speculated that Trump may have mental health impairments, ranging from narcissistic personality disorder to some form of dementia, which runs in his family.

  • Varyk
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    22 hours ago

    I’m more concerned that he’s a rapist and a lot of Americans support him, but the dementia isn’t great either.

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      1 day ago

      Meh, he’ll stir up hatred from prison too. Best for everyone if he’d just hurry up and succumb to his decades-long suicide by cheeseburger.

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    I love it that age and health are felt to be the important thing to discuss about the racist Cheeto reality TV star.

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    1 day ago

    Hardcore supporters will just see this as propaganda against their hero. All of this is pointless.

    In America, with no compulsory voting, only the extremists on any vector will vote.

    Everyone’s minds, of those that are actually going to vote, are already made up.