'What's he hiding?' Trump's health questioned with eye on Vance replacing him
By Tom Boggioni,
9 hours ago
Donald Trump, J.D. Vance (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds for AFP)
On Saturday afternoon, MSNBC host Katie Phang raised the prospect that Donald Trump could win in November and then, after being sworn into office, his physical and mental health could decline to a point where the 25th Amendment would come into play .
Toward the end of Trump's first term almost four years ago, there were reports that the amendment put in place to remove an incapacitated president would be used to remove the former president .
As Phang pointed on Saturday, Trump is now four years older and there have been alarming and multiple signs of his decline.
Earlier in the week the New York Times reported that the former president is refusing to release "even the most basic information about his health."
That led Phang to ask, "What is he hiding?"
"I want you consider the following," she began. "Donald Trump, who is 78-years-old and regularly frequents McDonald's and loves his Diet Cokes would end his second term as the oldest person ever to serve as president of the United States. In fact he would be 82 years, seven months and six days old when his term at end in January of 2029."
"But Trump refuses to release the most basic information about his health and it kinda makes you wonder what's he hiding," she continued. "Not to mention his rambling, meandering speeches have led to mental health experts going on the record concerned about potential cognitive decline. Trump's history of shocking gaffes and outbursts suggest that things are just going to go even further downhill from here."
"So what happens if Donald Trump dies or becomes incapacitated and can no longer serve as president?" she asked. " Section 1 of the 25th Amendment states that in that event, the vice president becomes the president. Automatically. So I will state it plainly: J.D. Vance is a heartbeat away from the presidency of the United States."
"Vance has poll numbers labeling him the least popular vice presidential candidate of the 21st century," she pointed out. "Unsurprising given his extremist views on everything from childcare to the truth of who won the 2020 election."
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