Many Americans and others around the world have been paying close attention to Donald Trump’s health for at least half a decade now. The original reason for this is that Trump went out of his way to criticize his presidential rival Joe Biden of being too old and frail to successfully run the country. Even though Biden won the 2020 election, he had to drop out of the 2024 election after a disastrous debate with Trump, where he really did seem too old and frail to handle so much as a hard question.
Trump is now older than when he was calling Biden too old to be president, which has caused general concerns about the former real estate mogul’s health. Those concerns went into overdrive recently due to a number of alarming incidents and a revelation about the president’s health medication. What did we learn, and why is it making everyone so nervous about Donald Trump’s health? Keep reading to find out!
Speaking with a strained voice
Even before his momentous 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump had one of the most recognizable voices in the entire world. After he became President of the United States, people heard Trump’s voice all the time, whether it was during national addresses or one of his seemingly endless rallies. Accordingly, everyone knows what Trump’s voice usually sounds like: confident and strong.
Unfortunately, that makes it far easier to notice when he doesn’t sound like himself. For example, in a 2024 livestream with Elon Musk, Donald Trump’s words sounded so garbled that some speculated he must have dentures that came loose; the president later released a higher-quality recording, essentially proving that the problem was the tech, not his voice. However, in September 2025, worries about Trump’s health flared up again when, during a planned media event with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the president’s voice sounded garbled, and he sounded out of breath and even downright sleepy!
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Donald Trump and his weird walk
There are a few things Donald Trump likes more than playing golf. It’s a very common sight to see the president playing his favorite sport, but this past March, someone recorded a much more unusual sight: the president was apparently dragging his right leg while walking. The video footage went viral, and many began to speculate that the president was suffering from Parkinson’s or other neuromuscular disorders that might seriously impact his health.
Of course, we may already have the answer to this question. Donald Trump was previously diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, which means that his legs don’t move blood to his heart as efficiently as they otherwise should. This could provide a perfectly plausible explanation for Trump’s weird walk. And while it’s better than a Parkinson’s diagnosis, confirmation that Trump has a chronic health condition has many in America and around the world worried about the president.
Revelations about cholesterol medication
Sometimes, it can be a little hard to take official updates about Donald Trump’s health seriously, especially when his physicians make claims about how he’s practically one of the healthiest people in the world. However, his physician kept things relatively real in April of this year when he confirmed that the president takes two different medications to keep his cholesterol in control: rosuvastatin and ezetimibe.
On the face of it, the medication may not seem that worrying…after all, chances are that you know one or more people who regularly take pills to manage their cholesterol. However, both of Trump’s medications are typically prescribed to patients who are told to eat a healthier diet. Everyone knows that Trump is a fast-food junkie, and this has caused concerns. Some worry that his cholesterol issues could lead to a heart attack or other cardiac event; others worry that his poor diet may cause other major health issues, including the onset of type 2 diabetes.
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Donald Trump’s mysterious bruised hand
Perhaps the main reason that people began to worry about Donald Trump’s health earlier this year is his hand…specifically, the huge bruise that appeared on his hand around February and March of 2025. Sometimes, it was obvious that the president had used concealer or other makeup products to make the mark on his hand less noticeable. This didn’t work, and everyone from Trump’s most strident critics to his biggest supporters has been trying to figure out what caused him to have such a persistent bruise on that part of his body.
It’s possible that the discoloration on his hand has been caused by some of the medication he is taking. It’s equally possible that this isn’t a bruise at all; rather, he could have actinic purpura or another skin condition (elderly people are susceptible to more than a few) that leads to purple, splotchy skin. Incidentally, the official explanation from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is that Trump got his bruise from simply shaking so many hands. Honestly, this explanation is so weak that it increased speculation about Trump’s health, with many worried the White House is actively downplaying what might be a major issue with the president’s health.