Trump is 'seen very little' and could be 'sicker than he lets on': ex-White House insider

[LetMyPeopleVote]

trump is not well

Trump is 'seen very little' and could be 'sicker than he lets on': ex-White House insider

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— Lee (@5newmanl.bsky.social) 2026-02-13T16:52:49.551Z

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-health-2675267204/

An analyst Friday pointed out that President Donald Trump has made fewer public appearances over the past several weeks as questions over his health have continued to increase.

Brian Karem, Salon's White House columnist, described how Trump has boasted that Washington, D.C. is booming, but Karem returned this week after being away and found "a city without its energy" — comparing that to Trump's recent behavior.

"And while the District seems tired, Trump seems more so," Karem wrote. "It doesn’t even seem like the president is trying his hardest to lie to us anymore. He just repeats the same lies with less energy, as if he too has grown weary of his own rhetoric. He’s telling us to turn the page on the Epstein scandal. But he’s on that next page too."

Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, but did not hold a press conference or speak to press following the meeting like he typically does. Instead he posted on his Truth Social platform.

And his "lethargic" demeanor was noticeable the next day, Karem explained.

"It was a low-energy Trump who showed up on Thursday in the Roosevelt Room with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to announce he was repealing the federal government’s authority to regulate climate change," Karem wrote.

[Dulcinea]

1. The lights are on but no one's home. nt

[The Blue Flower]

2. There's a hitch in his gitalong

And the lights are off.

[ChicagoTeamster]

17. And there's a serious gas leak.

[nilram]

24. There's an egg in the kitchen but it's cracked

[Bluetus]

34. Trump is clearly not running things now

I am not sure if he ever actually wrote his late-night diatribes, but they always came out in his voice, as if he dictated them and approved them before sending. But the latest one about Venezuela is spooky. It includes the word "extraordinary". I doubt Trump has used that word in 30 years, if ever. This tells me that people are moving in to take over his voice, and Trump doesn't have the acuity or energy to fight that. He would never allow that if he were even slightly functional.

He has looked terrible in his recent appearances. We are hearing regular stories of fights, even physical ones among the various factions. It seems very likely that MIller planted the WashPo story about the dog killer and her grotesque corruption with the airplane. These are all signs that Trump is fading fast. In Trump's mind, he is the beloved king. But everybody else around him sees the writing on the wall. Some are trying to grab power before Vance becomes POTUS. Others are probably trying to run a few final grifts while they can. And others are trying to clean up their record so they won't face Congressional investigation 10 months from now and prosecutions 3 years from now.

THings are moving quickly in trump's inner circle now. And the Epstein thing is also exploding out of control.

[jmbar2]

3. I can't wait to see his state funeral plans

It will take every one of those ICE agents to prevent full scale jubilation on the streets as the cortege passes.

[Vinca]

4. Ah . . . finally some good news.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Lower energy ahead

Articles like these post photos, but don't typically tell us when they were taken. He seemed coherent a few days ago answering some question or other. But if that's a recent pic in the OP he looks terrible.

Could also be they sense his unpopularity and are lying low for awhile, or formulating some new propaganda strategy. They've been retreating from the hard edges slightly. Don't know what Bondi was doing yesterday. The brag about the stock market was way off key.

[hlthe2b]

6. We can only...

[samsingh]

7. i think he's evil and twisted - i don't think he's as sick as people think

he's spending his time stealing from the people

[Johonny]

8. He will be full of uppers for the State of the union, I'm sure

I assume the drugs he's been on are slowly destroying him. Anyone who saw him on the campaign trail had to know he was taking shit. He went from sleepy courtroom Don, to chatty, never sleep Don overnight.

The I don't drink bull shit, is just bull shit. This guy hires people that do coke off toilet seats. He's not far behind RFK.

[Emile]

9. He always was sick in the head. I hate that SOB!

[leftstreet]

10. When's the last time he was seen golfing?

[MontanaMama]

20. It's been a really long time since he was seen golfing.

Weeks, maybe longer?

[Bettie]

11. I hope that the idea of dying

fills him with dread, every day.

[MarcoZandrini]

31. But then.....

….we get Just Dumb Vance.

[Bettie]

32. True, but the idea of him

lying in the dark, waiting to fall asleep while being terrified of dying....well, it makes me smile, a vicious, terrible smile.

I also hope that he doesn't have a moment without pain. I don't know if I am even a decent person anymore, this is the first time I have honestly wished ill for anyone, but he doesn't have any human attributes except the general arrangement of his anatomy.

[QueerDuck]

12. I want that son of a bitch to hurry up and die!

One day we'll be able to answer Orrex's daily question with a resounding YES! GLORY HALLELUJAH!

[betsuni]

13. He's not even "trying his hardest to lie to us anymore."

He has to run into the laws of physics or whatever eventually and not be able to go on. Please please please please make it stop.

[mahina]

14. Hope itʻs nothing trivial

[twodogsbarking]

15. Vultures. I vote for wake.

A group of vultures has several collective nouns depending on their activity: a kettle when flying, a committee, venue, or volt when roosting or resting, and a wake when feeding together on a carcass, acting as nature's cleanup crew.

[lindysalsagal]

16. dementia isn't kidding around.

[ChicagoTeamster]

18. Hope news keeps talking about Epstein, tariffs being refunded (or tax credits issued), and no Venezuelan oil investment

And his servants increase his salt, sugar, and fats intake, and his advisors keep asking him about Epstein, Putin, and Ukraine

[popsdenver]

19. Meanwhile

the 2025 CABAL is busy trying to figure out how to get JDVance into the presidency, impeach him, and install Stephen Miller as President, and Russell Vought as his VP..........

Only then will they be able to have a FULL ROLLOUT of their agenda, and not have to worry about Trump leaking what they are doing to everyone about it..............

Nor will they have to put up with Trump trying to satisfy Putin's orders...........

[Yinzer24]

21. Trump is 'seen very little' and could be 'sicker than he lets on': ex-White House insider

Donny hasn't golfed since mid January. I think we can assume that something is definitely wrong with him.

[Mountain Mule]

22. To quote another member here, is he dead yet?

[EarthFirst]

23. Hasn't golfed since Sunday January 18th...

…nearly a month ago (26 days)

I’d say something is up for a guy who previously was golfing every weekend since the inauguration.

[SCantiGOP]

25. Unfortunately,

Rawstory is made up BS about half the time. They are totally unreliable clickbait, and Daily Beast is not a whole lot better.

[Ocelot II]

26. Oh, dear! I hope it's nothing minor!

[Blue Owl]

27. Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die!

[No Vested Interest]

28. The problem is ... Vance waiting in the wings. No improvement over the current situation, could be worse than current

[3Hotdogs]

29. From your keyboard, to God's eyeballs.

I am impatiently waiting for Swan Lake to be played on a Fox continuous loop.

[bif]

30. I quit drinking a little over 7 years ago

But when he dies, I just may have a glass of champagne!

[Aviation Pro]

33. Got a recommendation for the bloated corpse's pallbearers

These guys.

&t=4s

[Upthevibe]

35. Kick. N/T

[3catwoman3]

36. May the day soon come when we don't have to see...

…or hear from him or about him EVER AGAIN!