I know what it's like to be 80. We have reason to worry about Trump's health Robert Reich

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/01/trump-what-its-like-to-be-80

In January, Trump altered his story to say it was a CT scan rather than an MRI. Why? Trump being Trump, presumably he doesn’t want anyone to know anything about his health that might reveal something he fears enemies and critics might see as a weakness.

“In retrospect, it’s too bad I took [the scan] because it gave them a little ammunition,” Trump said. “I would have been a lot better off if didn’t, because the fact that I took it said: ‘Oh gee, is something wrong?’ Well, nothing’s wrong.”

What’s he afraid of? Probably that the American public will catch on to his diminishing capacities.

Three years ago, according to a Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll, only 28% of the public thought Trump insufficiently healthy to hold the nation’s highest office. This month, the same poll found that 55% of the public thought his health insufficient for him to serve effectively.

Behind the public’s mounting worries is a growing sense that Trump isn’t mentally all there.