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Bread and Circuses

(2,083 posts)
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 02:36 PM Yesterday

Rumors swirling that PedoPrez has been taken to Walter Reed

🚨🚨There is growing speculation that Donald Trump is currently at Walter Reed Medical Center. Details are still emerging. Stay tuned.

Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) 2026-04-04T18:24:12.563Z


Did someone poison his McDonald’s ?


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Rumors swirling that PedoPrez has been taken to Walter Reed (Original Post) Bread and Circuses Yesterday OP
Let's hope for a "positive" outcome fujiyamasan Yesterday #1
Death you mean right??? And I know, it's not nice to speculate on his death, but damn. a kennedy Yesterday #2
Interpret the word positive as you wish fujiyamasan Yesterday #3
T💩p's niece said he paid someone to take his SATs for him. OMGWTF Yesterday #33
More-likely, his FATHER paid for the ringer MurrayDelph Yesterday #146
Alas, President Couchbotherer will be just as criminal and destructive but VTderry Yesterday #129
JD is a thousand times worse than Trump because he's Thiel's puppet. valleyrogue Yesterday #184
more likely a nervouse breakdown MadameButterfly Yesterday #186
As Clarence Darrow said, I don't wish death on anyone. COL Mustard Yesterday #187
... BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #16
Wink wink lame54 Yesterday #35
Reminder: we are never as lucky as rumor-mongers would have you believe. RockRaven Yesterday #4
Truer words have never been spoken LeftInTX Yesterday #10
Be mindful ForgedCrank Yesterday #155
Sending clots and prayers hot2na Yesterday #5
... Marie Marie Yesterday #64
That comment made me literally laugh out loud! TurboDem Yesterday #74
DUzy worthy! Brother Buzz Yesterday #81
You mean clots and flares right airplaneman Yesterday #139
Would Clots & Preyers also be applicable ? magicarpet 10 hrs ago #201
Yes that's a good one I have not thought about airplaneman 6 hrs ago #205
Jon Cooper is an actual account of long duration bucolic_frolic Yesterday #6
Eh. Tommy Carcetti Yesterday #39
Let's hope it's nothing minor. nt Wednesdays Yesterday #7
Amen. Hopefully it is something serious, Hey Joe Yesterday #101
My ending for Donny homegirl 10 hrs ago #200
Don't get our hopes up! Maeve Yesterday #8
That's the old Naval Hospital on Wisconsin Ave. Kingofalldems Yesterday #9
I see posts about road blocks LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #28
If nothing else, this could be a pretense for invoking the 25th Bluetus Yesterday #92
"Remember that the 25th is an act of the VP and Cabinet, nobody else." rsdsharp Yesterday #178
True. I was assuming that if Peter Theil and friends were able to get it past the cabinet threshold Bluetus Yesterday #183
Did you see anything about blocked arteries? Resistance1 Yesterday #108
I also read that the roads are blocked, along with a press lid. ananda Yesterday #56
Not on Easter Arthur_Frain Yesterday #11
Today (Holy Saturday) Jesus is harrowing Hell... TommyT139 Yesterday #182
Time for a colonoscopy? LeftInTX Yesterday #12
A colonoscopy that he will ace. Sneederbunk Yesterday #32
because he has the smartest colon ever! DBoon Yesterday #48
Why would he need a colonoscopy? SeattleVet Yesterday #111
Definitrion of a smart-ass (world's worst joke) usonian Yesterday #130
That made me Deminpenn Yesterday #150
No get the red out Yesterday #140
aka Brain Surgery dsharp88 Yesterday #193
"They asked me what year it is and who's president. Very very hard questions. struggle4progress Yesterday #13
It would be a shame if anything happened to him like a clot broke loose or a cerebral vascular accident. Botany Yesterday #14
Hopefully it's Faux pas Yesterday #15
That would be a good thing in Rumps distorted mind Bluestocking Yesterday #93
Excellent Faux pas Yesterday #179
Euthanasia? Conjuay Yesterday #161
Lol 😆 Faux pas Yesterday #180
Euthanasia? Conjuay Yesterday #165
He especially didn't spend his youth in Asia . . . Journeyman Yesterday #174
Hey Orrex. mountain grammy Yesterday #17
Well neither of his brothers made it to malaise Yesterday #36
I've been counting down for 16 months! mountain grammy Yesterday #102
Join the line malaise Yesterday #123
MAGAs will claim that he did. After all, he is their Chosen One. wnylib Yesterday #37
"...arise tomorrow?" DBoon Yesterday #51
Tomorrow IS Easter after all. . . .his theatrics are alive and well. h2ebits Yesterday #80
"Took Jesus 3 days! What a loser!" maxrandb Yesterday #117
almost no change at all... mountain grammy Yesterday #97
Or in two weeks. Harker Yesterday #99
Yes, I think he promised to do it on Day One William Seger Yesterday #157
Hope he doesn't touch anything... NewHendoLib Yesterday #18
What a delightful Easter treat that would be! bif Yesterday #19
This message was self-deleted by its author LeftInTX Yesterday #20
No cheering here. We get you know who if Trump croaks. Why would we want that? CTyankee Yesterday #21
I Would ProfessorGAC Yesterday #24
I agree. He does not have the cult hold that his boss does. He does have spooky3 Yesterday #29
I just feel that Vance is worse. For one thing, he's smarter than Trump. CTyankee Yesterday #40
He Can Be Smarter... ProfessorGAC Yesterday #44
Our Lilac tree in the back yard is smarter than DJT. usaf-vet Yesterday #125
Vance has zero charisma. Tommy Carcetti Yesterday #38
He's awful but I don't believe he'd retain the cult mvd Yesterday #42
Vance will flounder Half-step Yesterday #88
I'll tell you what I want: Justice. Martin Eden Yesterday #106
Looking for justice too. He's gotta pay finally. tazcat Yesterday #173
If he strokes out tomorrow, he escapes justice. Martin Eden Yesterday #177
Because Vance doesn't have the support that Trump does JI7 Yesterday #132
Far less insults and hateful Tweets, and likely less war Polybius Yesterday #185
Someone was saying his infusions seem to be on the 1st of the month IrishAfricanAmerican Yesterday #22
He is probably at the White House guzzling McDonald's dalton99a Yesterday #23
The blood has gotten so bad between Trump and the Iranians that they may never negotiate with him. everyonematters Yesterday #25
There are a ton of rumors LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #26
Stigmata fujiyamasan Yesterday #168
TACO will be 80 in 2 months. ProudMNDemocrat Yesterday #27
I'd bet my next paycheck he has CHF. Dulcinea Yesterday #45
And I'd bet mine he's had at least one stroke as well. Maru Kitteh Yesterday #58
True there is no cure. But it is not debilitating in the early stages. Katinfl Yesterday #89
We don't know that it's "early stages" - TBF Yesterday #162
Hard to tell because he has never looked good. Katinfl Yesterday #175
Thank you Botany Yesterday #158
I think so, too. It is more serious than what doctors diagnosed him with CVI. valleyrogue Yesterday #195
It's what my late husband died of. ProudMNDemocrat 23 hrs ago #197
My uncle died from that as well. Dulcinea 21 hrs ago #198
That is the one thing we can be sure of. We won't get the whole story, just more lies. Katinfl Yesterday #86
I believe he has congestive heart failure and NOT CVI. valleyrogue Yesterday #194
Kidney failure often follows Congestive Heart Failure ProudMNDemocrat 14 hrs ago #199
I can't wait to say purr-rat beauty Yesterday #30
Dang ! WVlaserguy Yesterday #31
He insulted a Saudi prince last week by saying the prince kisses his ass Beachnutt Yesterday #34
Or was it the Cubans with their sonic weapon? William Seger Yesterday #159
Don't toy with us. In any case, I need time to find my voodoo doll. Vinca Yesterday #41
He just posted something 27 minutes ago. lamp_shade Yesterday #43
Somebody posted on his account you mean. Not all of his posts, in fact many Maru Kitteh Yesterday #47
You're right. lamp_shade Yesterday #57
Was the "intern" that posted the monkey video ever fired? Renew Deal Yesterday #59
Enema of the state? DoBW Yesterday #46
Lol MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #53
Thanks for the laugh!!! Talitha Yesterday #171
Don't threaten me with a good time MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #49
Cheung, Trump spokesman, denies rumors that Trump was taken to Walter Reed hospital LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #50
That guy is a zealot Renew Deal Yesterday #55
Working nonstop? Obvious horseshit. johnnyfins Yesterday #65
Plans for his recurrection are in place The Blue Flower Yesterday #52
"And on the third day the stone was rolled away..." Pinback Yesterday #73
Where are these rumours swirling exactly? Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #54
BlueSky and wishful thoughts LeftInTX Yesterday #61
It's the season of hope. It's only natural as the weather begins to warm, Maru Kitteh Yesterday #66
The golden toilet bowl? rzemanfl Yesterday #67
My protest sign had his tombstone on it... BigmanPigman Yesterday #60
A woman at our local No Kings spoke of yorkster Yesterday #76
That's what inspired it... BigmanPigman Yesterday #107
Make sure a TV camera is there to catch his last words Submariner Yesterday #62
If he's at death's door . . . AverageOldGuy Yesterday #63
Hah! North Shore Chicago Yesterday #70
Just a distraction Traildogbob Yesterday #68
WHERE ARE: AverageOldGuy Yesterday #69
Especially Easter weekend? nt Trueblue Texan 8 hrs ago #202
Today is my birthday Danmel Yesterday #71
Happy Birthday! SheltieLover Yesterday #83
Happy birthday 🥳 Hope all your bday wishes come through for you Deuxcents Yesterday #91
I second that emotion. yellow dahlia Yesterday #121
I wish you the very best gift that could be given right now nt duhneece Yesterday #116
Maybe he has the twodogsbarking Yesterday #72
Good news, good news Dan Yesterday #75
Let's all pray lots of IMPRECATORY PRAYERS. AverageOldGuy Yesterday #77
Wonder what it could be. They do have a morgue there don't they? ToxMarz Yesterday #78
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and........ BeneteauBum Yesterday #79
May St. Orrex of Perpetual Hope's most fervent wish be granted SheltieLover Yesterday #82
Did his loathsome kids put down a huge bet? Harker Yesterday #84
I'll Say A Prayer For Him Alright WiVoter Yesterday #85
I hear he is in surgery to remove Mike Johnson's doc03 Yesterday #87
And remove Lindsay Graham's lips BComplex Yesterday #172
Could just standard procedure Half-step Yesterday #90
Here's hoping. Dunc Yesterday #94
Ahhhh Farmer-Rick Yesterday #95
I don't believe the hospital rumors. But if the WH is on lock-down as reported, that is concerning. Katinfl Yesterday #96
The WH is not on lock-down. LeftInTX Yesterday #113
"Lid on the press for the day" is the way it was described. Katinfl Yesterday #138
"Lid" is very different than "lock down"! LeftInTX Yesterday #141
So I used the wrong word. Whatever........... Katinfl Yesterday #145
Wake me up when he's dead! LeftInTX Yesterday #151
Gladly! Katinfl Yesterday #152
Just cleaning out some excess. usonian Yesterday #98
White House Shut Down Communications with him at 11 a.m. NJCher Yesterday #100
Is he finally going away I_UndergroundPanther Yesterday #103
Check the Copter Spotter map. mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #104
Interesting. Thanks for that link. Bookmarking Attilatheblond Yesterday #134
My money's on a photo op with the troops. mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #147
I don't wish him dead... pecosbob Yesterday #105
It looks like more & more to me that Vance played his cards right. . . Stargleamer Yesterday #109
Has Brother Maynard bought forth the Holy Hamberder? JHB Yesterday #110
Since our liquor stores are closed on Easter Grim Chieftain Yesterday #112
I'm not a praying man, but if you're up there... BHDem53 Yesterday #114
He sprained his fingers signing all those dollar bills. Midnight Writer Yesterday #115
Only one way to get any accurate information from this cabal... Pharlo Yesterday #118
By all that's holy... slightlv Yesterday #119
any updates? I'm just now seeing this. nt ecstatic Yesterday #120
Traffic Looks normal in the area. I don't think he was ever there. LeftInTX Yesterday #124
Can we hope? Joinfortmill Yesterday #122
I won't get my hopes up. I couldn't be that lucky. hamsterjill Yesterday #126
Remember that week or two last year when nobody saw or heard from Trump publicly? True Dough Yesterday #127
Somebody please pull the plug and save what's left of the planet. CanonRay Yesterday #128
My own silly guess nitpicked Yesterday #131
He got annoyed at the Iranians and decided to spend the day hunkered down in the WH. LeftInTX Yesterday #135
Word from Spurious Medical News: It's just 'roids. usonian Yesterday #133
Hopefully the give an adequate time for rest and recuperation.1021 days should do it. CentralMass Yesterday #136
when the going gets tough onethatcares Yesterday #137
Hoping Star Trek can help out. GreenWave Yesterday #142
Has he possibly gone AverageOldGuy Yesterday #143
Brown Drive in front of Walter Reed is closed according the google maps Quiet Em Yesterday #144
Do you have a screenshot? LeftInTX Yesterday #160
Probably for his weekly cognitive test. Sneederbunk Yesterday #148
If he is deceased, how long would it take for the White House to tell the public? Any guesses? Tess49 Yesterday #149
DECEMBER Bread and Circuses Yesterday #166
😂😂😂😂😂 Javaman Yesterday #167
My guess: 48-72 hours. BannonsLiver Yesterday #189
;-{) MRI Goonch Yesterday #153
WH denies the rumor Gak73 Yesterday #154
They can Rebl2 Yesterday #156
I dunno... Gaytano70 Yesterday #163
If there is not a fleet of black Suburbans or Marine One at Walter Reed, he is not there. flashman13 Yesterday #164
There are credible reports; no motorcade or helicopter at Walter Reed. Sorry flashman13 Yesterday #169
Nothing on CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, or MSNow. It's just a rumor unless mainstream confirms it. patphil Yesterday #170
If Meidas or Aaron Parnas sees a motorcade there TBF Yesterday #181
Kick. N/T Upthevibe Yesterday #176
I believe that there is an ongoing crisis involving him neurologically PCIntern Yesterday #188
do you have the link to what you posted? i don't think i saw it and i'd be interested in reading what you thought. nt orleans Yesterday #190
It was his shortness of breath that was horrifying to watch. valleyrogue 23 hrs ago #196
I think this option of yours is more likely, that he's gotten into a shut-in mental state, unable to focus or SWBTATTReg 7 hrs ago #204
Dancing in the Street Emile Yesterday #191
Hopefully to the Mental Health wing........................................ Jack Valentino Yesterday #192
trump is NOT well LetMyPeopleVote 8 hrs ago #203
For this thread LetMyPeopleVote 5 hrs ago #206
Trump spotted skipping Easter service in lieu of 'bizarre tour' of DC: report LetMyPeopleVote 4 hrs ago #207

a kennedy

(36,017 posts)
2. Death you mean right??? And I know, it's not nice to speculate on his death, but damn.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 02:40 PM
Yesterday

Keeping fingers crossed.

fujiyamasan

(1,735 posts)
3. Interpret the word positive as you wish
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 02:41 PM
Yesterday


I was thinking along the lines of a test yielding a positive result, as though he passed a test (first time ever for that, I doubt he passed any tests or exams in school or college).

VTderry

(123 posts)
129. Alas, President Couchbotherer will be just as criminal and destructive but
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:02 PM
Yesterday

a lot better at hiding it. 😞

valleyrogue

(2,729 posts)
184. JD is a thousand times worse than Trump because he's Thiel's puppet.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 08:40 PM
Yesterday

This is the only reason I don't want Trump dead.

COL Mustard

(8,246 posts)
187. As Clarence Darrow said, I don't wish death on anyone.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:16 PM
Yesterday

But there are obituaries that I'll read with great glee.

bucolic_frolic

(55,220 posts)
6. Jon Cooper is an actual account of long duration
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 02:43 PM
Yesterday

I'm sure it is posted with strongly considered thinking.

homegirl

(1,968 posts)
200. My ending for Donny
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 12:28 PM
10 hrs ago

has always been...a massive stroke that leaves him speechless, in a wheel chair for 30 years before he is released into the waiting arms of Death!

Bluetus

(2,848 posts)
92. If nothing else, this could be a pretense for invoking the 25th
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:16 PM
Yesterday

Last edited Sat Apr 4, 2026, 07:49 PM - Edit history (1)

Remember that the 25th is an act of the VP and Cabinet, nobody else. It may not be coincidental that this development happens when the war is turning to complete shit, Trump has been firing generals left and right, and he is threatening to wipe out his cabinet. Those on Team Vance/Theirl may have decided this is the moment.

rsdsharp

(12,022 posts)
178. "Remember that the 25th is an act of the VP and Cabinet, nobody else."
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 06:02 PM
Yesterday

That’s not what Section 4 of the Amendment says, at least not if the President says there’s no inability preventing him from discharging the powers and duties of the Presidency.

Bluetus

(2,848 posts)
183. True. I was assuming that if Peter Theil and friends were able to get it past the cabinet threshold
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 07:55 PM
Yesterday

then they would also have enough support to get 40% of the Republicans in Congress to join with all of the Democrats except Fetterman.

But this would be quite chaotic, so I wouldn't bet on anything.

ananda

(35,194 posts)
56. I also read that the roads are blocked, along with a press lid.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:42 PM
Yesterday

Something's going on, all right.

TommyT139

(2,362 posts)
182. Today (Holy Saturday) Jesus is harrowing Hell...
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 07:11 PM
Yesterday

...so it might be Trump's only chance to meet the Lord face to face!

DBoon

(25,009 posts)
48. because he has the smartest colon ever!
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:37 PM
Yesterday

Every day, big strong men with tears in their eyes say, "President Trump, I have never seen such a noble, strong, and intelligent colon. You are a truly remarkable man!"

SeattleVet

(5,904 posts)
111. Why would he need a colonoscopy?
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:30 PM
Yesterday

They could just ask Rubio to take a look around and let them know what he sees.

usonian

(25,454 posts)
130. Definitrion of a smart-ass (world's worst joke)
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:02 PM
Yesterday

Why, his ass is so smart that he can sit on an ice cream cone and tell you what flavor it is.

struggle4progress

(126,227 posts)
13. "They asked me what year it is and who's president. Very very hard questions.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 02:48 PM
Yesterday

Most people can't answer. The doctors were amazed. I got both questions nearly perfect! They'd never seen anything like it!"

Botany

(77,376 posts)
14. It would be a shame if anything happened to him like a clot broke loose or a cerebral vascular accident.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 02:48 PM
Yesterday

Send him to any big city E.R.and have him wait until a bed is available like the rest of have to do.

Bluestocking

(660 posts)
93. That would be a good thing in Rumps distorted mind
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:16 PM
Yesterday

If someone told him he was going to Walter Reed for euthanasia he would think he was going for “underage Asian girls.”

mountain grammy

(29,051 posts)
17. Hey Orrex.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 02:50 PM
Yesterday

Is he dead yet?!! Fingers crossed 🤞

If he dies today will he arise tomorrow? 🤣🤣

h2ebits

(1,003 posts)
80. Tomorrow IS Easter after all. . . .his theatrics are alive and well.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:01 PM
Yesterday

Nothing would surprise me anymore.

Perhaps he will be pronounced dead and then will magically arise from the dead on Sunday morning fulfilling the prophesy of his favorite evangelical who declared that he was Jesus.

Response to Bread and Circuses (Original post)

ProfessorGAC

(76,787 posts)
24. I Would
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 02:58 PM
Yesterday

I believe Congressional fealty dies when he does.
They aren't afraid of Vance, and the cult doesn't care about him.

spooky3

(38,645 posts)
29. I agree. He does not have the cult hold that his boss does. He does have
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:07 PM
Yesterday

The big money guys but they have lost other elections into which they poured $.

CTyankee

(68,232 posts)
40. I just feel that Vance is worse. For one thing, he's smarter than Trump.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:26 PM
Yesterday

I have a bad feeling about JD. He's creepy, too.

ProfessorGAC

(76,787 posts)
44. He Can Be Smarter...
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:30 PM
Yesterday

...(a very low bar to clear) but that doesn't give him the political capital to do anything.
Without a fully docile congressionalmajority, he's nothing. And they have no reason to pay fealty to him.
Nobody, not even the cult, cast their POTUS vote for Vance.
You say he would be worse. A worse person, perhaps. (Not sure that's possible.) But, being a worse person with no real power isn't much of a threat.

Tommy Carcetti

(44,508 posts)
38. Vance has zero charisma.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:23 PM
Yesterday

Remember him trying to order donuts?

Nobody's going to be having Vance boat parades.

mvd

(65,917 posts)
42. He's awful but I don't believe he'd retain the cult
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:27 PM
Yesterday

I’ll keep following this on DU

Half-step

(132 posts)
88. Vance will flounder
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:13 PM
Yesterday

We already know he's a flip-flopper. He wouldn't know what to do after Daddy is gone.

Martin Eden

(15,650 posts)
106. I'll tell you what I want: Justice.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:27 PM
Yesterday

Impeachmet & removal, then indictment, conviction, prison.

Thoroughly eposed for what he is and what he's done.

Rejected by all, except perhaps his most deluded cultish supporters.

Republican Party held accountable for complicity in enabling all he's done.

tazcat

(298 posts)
173. Looking for justice too. He's gotta pay finally.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:48 PM
Yesterday

Prison cleaning black & brown men's toilets forever. Maybe with cellie big ugly Bill.

Martin Eden

(15,650 posts)
177. If he strokes out tomorrow, he escapes justice.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:55 PM
Yesterday

TRUTH and the RULE OF LAW should be demanded.

Anyone who objects to that rejects what America is supposed to stand for.

IrishAfricanAmerican

(4,482 posts)
22. Someone was saying his infusions seem to be on the 1st of the month
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 02:56 PM
Yesterday

Look for a fresh hand bruise tomorrow.

everyonematters

(4,164 posts)
25. The blood has gotten so bad between Trump and the Iranians that they may never negotiate with him.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:01 PM
Yesterday

Maybe they will negotiate with him gone.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,914 posts)
27. TACO will be 80 in 2 months.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:03 PM
Yesterday

He has a form of Dementia. He slurs his words. His annunciation of words and definitions is decreasing His train of thought is not consistent. He sounds like he has a bunch of marbles in his mouth when he attempts to read from a teleprompter.

Trump cannot stand for any length of time. He has swelling in his hands, legs, elsewhere. He appears to be fighting for breadth. The man no longer has the stamina he criticized Joe Biden for.

Whatever the outcome, look for the regime NOT to be honest about this.

Maru Kitteh

(31,794 posts)
58. And I'd bet mine he's had at least one stroke as well.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:44 PM
Yesterday

He’s been unable to do his own hair as was his custom since then, and there are no photos of him actually golfing, just riding around in a golf cart since.

He could live for several more years, or keel over today. I’d prefer today, myself.

TBF

(36,723 posts)
162. We don't know that it's "early stages" -
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:31 PM
Yesterday

he hasn't looked good for quite a while.

Botany

(77,376 posts)
158. Thank you
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:27 PM
Yesterday

According to your link from the Cleveland Clinic there was a lot of mention of swelling of the ankles which Donny definitely has.

valleyrogue

(2,729 posts)
195. I think so, too. It is more serious than what doctors diagnosed him with CVI.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 11:00 PM
Yesterday

He seemed in dire need of oxygen during that dumb Iran speech the other night.

valleyrogue

(2,729 posts)
194. I believe he has congestive heart failure and NOT CVI.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 10:59 PM
Yesterday

The speech the other night was completely unlike any speech he ever gave, and I am not talking about the insane content. He was struggling to breathe, was short of breath throughout, like he needed to get oxygen.

It is CHF. It is common among older people.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,914 posts)
199. Kidney failure often follows Congestive Heart Failure
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 08:31 AM
14 hrs ago

The swelling accompanies heart failure. The kidneys are important in ridding the body of toxins through urination.

Found via an echocardiogram, the ejection fraction indicates how blood is being sent through the body from the lungs for oxygenation to the brain and vital organs. In my late husband's case, his heart function was less than 25%. Organs begin to die due to the lack of oxygen. The function of the heart is key to it all. Memory loss becomes more amplified when blood cannot get to the brain.

CHF is not curable. Trump is going to continue to falter with time. The changes will be obvious as the stress of the job takes its toll.

Beachnutt

(8,916 posts)
34. He insulted a Saudi prince last week by saying the prince kisses his ass
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:15 PM
Yesterday

So did the saudis get to him already ?

Maru Kitteh

(31,794 posts)
47. Somebody posted on his account you mean. Not all of his posts, in fact many
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:37 PM
Yesterday

are not written by him at all. The WH themselves have stated this.


LetMyPeopleVote

(180,054 posts)
50. Cheung, Trump spokesman, denies rumors that Trump was taken to Walter Reed hospital
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:38 PM
Yesterday

I do not consider Cheung to be a trustworthy source.


johnnyfins

(3,793 posts)
65. Working nonstop? Obvious horseshit.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:48 PM
Yesterday

Will we be able to throw rotten fruits and vegetables at Cheung after the truth and reconciliation trials? Not to injure him, just to feed him and make him more stinky.

Pinback

(13,605 posts)
73. "And on the third day the stone was rolled away..."
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:56 PM
Yesterday

“'Idiot' Donald Trump Ridiculed for Comparing Himself to Jesus in Easter Speech: 'This Is the Most Anti-Christ Thing Anyone Could Say'” -
https://www.aol.com/articles/idiot-donald-trump-ridiculed-comparing-225515290.html

Fiendish Thingy

(23,285 posts)
54. Where are these rumours swirling exactly?
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:41 PM
Yesterday

Nothing from reputable news source that I can see.

For an administration that leaks like a sieve, I’d think this would be hard to keep under wraps for long.

Maru Kitteh

(31,794 posts)
66. It's the season of hope. It's only natural as the weather begins to warm,
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:50 PM
Yesterday

the birds return and the land renews itself . . that we should turn our thoughts to what could make the world a better place.

Plus, he has.a distinct tuber-like quality. I would like to see if he can produce anything useful if he’s planted in the dirt.


rzemanfl

(31,397 posts)
67. The golden toilet bowl?
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:50 PM
Yesterday

I think one of Trump's buddies wants help unloading a bunch of dancing shoes and champagne before Easter.

yorkster

(3,850 posts)
76. A woman at our local No Kings spoke of
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:59 PM
Yesterday

"the big, beautiful obituary". We got a hoot out of that one.

BigmanPigman

(55,193 posts)
107. That's what inspired it...
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:27 PM
Yesterday

Tons of the comments on liberal podcasts on YouTube say that.

A fellow DUer was able to post it last week...skip to reply #16 for the images.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1011&pid=5072

Submariner

(13,377 posts)
62. Make sure a TV camera is there to catch his last words
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:47 PM
Yesterday

and if E. Jean Carroll is there choking him out for the 93 million $ the rapist pig owes to her.

Traildogbob

(13,036 posts)
68. Just a distraction
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:50 PM
Yesterday

Jesus is hogging up all the media this weekend and he is pissed. This is HIS planet, damnit. Focus on ME!!!!!
And why the hell is Haqueseth praying to God about bullets and bombs hitting their mark. This could get him fired, trump is Lord!!!! Direct all praying to him.
Jesus people, get your God’s straight.

AverageOldGuy

(3,887 posts)
69. WHERE ARE:
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:50 PM
Yesterday

JDVance?

Mike Johnson?

John Thune?

Isn't Trump supposed to be at Mar-A-Lago on the weekends?

Dan

(5,195 posts)
75. Good news, good news
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:58 PM
Yesterday

The God's have answered the prayers of billions of the faithful and nonfaithful alike.

AverageOldGuy

(3,887 posts)
77. Let's all pray lots of IMPRECATORY PRAYERS.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:00 PM
Yesterday

Here's a good one:

Psalm 109:6-15
New International Version
6 Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy;
let an accuser stand at his right hand.
7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty,
and may his prayers condemn him.
8 May his days be few;
may another take his place of leadership.
9 May his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow.
10 May his children be wandering beggars;
may they be driven[a] from their ruined homes.
11 May a creditor seize all he has;
may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.
12 May no one extend kindness to him
or take pity on his fatherless children.
13 May his descendants be cut off,
their names blotted out from the next generation.
14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord;
may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
15 May their sins always remain before the Lord,
that he may blot out their name from the earth.

SheltieLover

(80,652 posts)
82. May St. Orrex of Perpetual Hope's most fervent wish be granted
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:02 PM
Yesterday

And may kraznov get the care he deserves.



Half-step

(132 posts)
90. Could just standard procedure
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:15 PM
Yesterday

His second annual medical checkup of the year is typically occurs in April.

Katinfl

(830 posts)
96. I don't believe the hospital rumors. But if the WH is on lock-down as reported, that is concerning.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:20 PM
Yesterday

What lies are they going to tell us about Iran and the missing (?) pilot? You know they are up to no good.

LeftInTX

(34,351 posts)
113. The WH is not on lock-down.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:32 PM
Yesterday

Trump had a private and supposedly press pool this morning.

LeftInTX

(34,351 posts)
141. "Lid" is very different than "lock down"!
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:11 PM
Yesterday

Lid just means he isn't speaking to the press. As in "go away, nothing to say"

A lock down occurs when there is a potential security breach:

Here are some recent examples:
As of March 11, 2026, the White House area was placed under a temporary lockdown following a vehicle crash into a security barrier, resulting in the driver's arrest and surrounding road closures. A separate, brief incident on July 15, 2025, involved a lockdown when an object was thrown over the North Lawn fence.

March 11, 2026: Secret Service arrested a driver who crashed into a security barrier. The area was secured, and operations returned to normal after the incident.
July 15, 2025: The White House was locked down for roughly 30 minutes after a person threw a cell phone over the North Lawn fence, prompting immediate action from Secret Service.


Key Details of Lockdown Procedures:
Protocol: During a lockdown, the Secret Service typically locks down the White House complex, moves reporters into the James S. Brady Briefing Room, and seals off Pennsylvania Avenue.
Response: In the July 2025 incident, the Secret Service initiated an investigation, determining the thrown item was harmless, and lifted the lockdown within an hour.

The White House is typically secured rapidly to ensure the safety of officials and the premises during any security breach.

usonian

(25,454 posts)
98. Just cleaning out some excess.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:23 PM
Yesterday


Photo of a print made before AI.
Any doubters will be trashed.


NOW, DON'T SLIP. Think of it as being down 4-3 in the ninth inning, 7th game of the World Series,
3 and 2 count. Piece of cake.

Think of being behind 5 points in the Superbowl with 5 seconds left to play.

STEADY!!!

Oh, Look, a great big giant green canary in the doorway!!

NJCher

(43,206 posts)
100. White House Shut Down Communications with him at 11 a.m.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:25 PM
Yesterday

I saw this a short while ago but didn't post it. Now I think it could have relevance:

White House unexpectedly cuts press access to Trump
Story by Stephanie Kaloi • 1h •
2 min read

Link to MSN story.

snip

"The White House has called a travel/photo lid as of 11am ET, meaning we do not expect to see the president for the rest of the day," Lowell began a post shared on X. "Trump is in Washington this weekend but we are yet to have a formal news briefing on the situation with the missing airman in Iran."

snip

more at link but it's more about the missing airman.

mahatmakanejeeves

(69,931 posts)
104. Check the Copter Spotter map.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:26 PM
Yesterday

At 12:50 p.m., a VH-3D was spotted over Massachusetts Avenue near Western Avenue, the border between Northwest DC and Montgomery County, Maryland.

https://map.copterspotter.com/

mahatmakanejeeves

(69,931 posts)
147. My money's on a photo op with the troops.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:16 PM
Yesterday

I don't have a Doug Mills tracking device.

Doug Mills is the NYT photographer who goes with Trump everywhere.

And good afternoon.

pecosbob

(8,401 posts)
105. I don't wish him dead...
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:27 PM
Yesterday

I want to see him broke and alone, living in a cardboard box on a sidewalk in the Bronx, muttering at passersby about 'huge crowds.'

Stargleamer

(2,735 posts)
109. It looks like more & more to me that Vance played his cards right. . .
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:29 PM
Yesterday

and will become president before November 2028.

Grim Chieftain

(1,758 posts)
112. Since our liquor stores are closed on Easter
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:32 PM
Yesterday

Last edited Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:54 PM - Edit history (1)

We might have to make a quick run for a BIG bottle of champagne. PLEASE, please let it be!!!!

Good God, we've suffered enough!

Pharlo

(1,866 posts)
118. Only one way to get any accurate information from this cabal...
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:46 PM
Yesterday

check the prediction markets. Any movement on when JD becomes prez?

slightlv

(7,795 posts)
119. By all that's holy...
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:47 PM
Yesterday

please let this be the end of our long, dark night of Soul. As the day of Christian celebration of the resurrection of Christ draws near, let His resurrection symbolize our victory over the forces for Evil.

LeftInTX

(34,351 posts)
124. Traffic Looks normal in the area. I don't think he was ever there.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:54 PM
Yesterday

It was just a rumor because he chose to stay "shut-in" at the WH to avoid the press about Iran.





From my house an hour ago. Normal traffic.



hamsterjill

(17,594 posts)
126. I won't get my hopes up. I couldn't be that lucky.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 04:56 PM
Yesterday

I'm betting it's a panic attack because he is realizing that there are actually people DYING in his orchestrated war and people are really going to hold HIM accountable for the decisions he makes as President. He probably caved under the pressure.

He will breath in a bag for a bit, cost the taxpayers a bunch of money, be patted on the back by his enablers, and be back on social media tomorrow.

True Dough

(26,773 posts)
127. Remember that week or two last year when nobody saw or heard from Trump publicly?
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:00 PM
Yesterday

There were rumors swirling about his death then too. All for naught.

We should be so lucky. It's coming (for him and for us all), but probably not today.

nitpicked

(1,854 posts)
131. My own silly guess
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:02 PM
Yesterday

He got annoyed at the Iranians and decided to spend the rest of the day golfing.

(No indication from WTOP or WJLA of any traffic troubles on Rt.355 near Walter Reed...)

LeftInTX

(34,351 posts)
135. He got annoyed at the Iranians and decided to spend the day hunkered down in the WH.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:05 PM
Yesterday

That's from the LBN.

(Executive session )


WH Declares Press ‘Lid’ At 11:08 AM As Trump Stays Inside For ‘Executive Time’ Amid War
Tommy Christopher
Sat, April 4, 2026 at 12:43 PM CDT
3 min read


https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/wh-declares-press-lid-11-174332151.html

onethatcares

(16,994 posts)
137. when the going gets tough
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:05 PM
Yesterday

tsf gets to running. Has he been photoed in his bathrobe talking to himself yet ?

AverageOldGuy

(3,887 posts)
143. Has he possibly gone
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:12 PM
Yesterday

to visit wounded from Iran war?

Be a good time for him to get a photo op - wounded troops, Trump and Melanoma photo op.

Quiet Em

(2,944 posts)
144. Brown Drive in front of Walter Reed is closed according the google maps
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:13 PM
Yesterday

Has anyone seen or heard from Vance? Has Vance tweeted or anything?

LeftInTX

(34,351 posts)
160. Do you have a screenshot?
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:28 PM
Yesterday

This is what I see, but Brown appears to be in the back. Maybe it's a parking lot access





Tess49

(1,622 posts)
149. If he is deceased, how long would it take for the White House to tell the public? Any guesses?
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:17 PM
Yesterday

BannonsLiver

(20,611 posts)
189. My guess: 48-72 hours.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:36 PM
Yesterday

That would probably be their objective. Whether they could keep a lid on it for that long is another kettle of fish.

Gaytano70

(1,237 posts)
163. I dunno...
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:32 PM
Yesterday

We've been teased so many times with stories like this. I won't believe anything until I see an autopsy report. The shitbag is like a cockroach...squish it, but it snaps back up and skitters away! Especially with all the drugs they pump into him 🙄

flashman13

(2,413 posts)
164. If there is not a fleet of black Suburbans or Marine One at Walter Reed, he is not there.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 05:32 PM
Yesterday

Harry Truman was the last President that could sneak out of the White House without anyone noticing.

TBF

(36,723 posts)
181. If Meidas or Aaron Parnas sees a motorcade there
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 06:51 PM
Yesterday

then I will believe it. All of those "sources" you named are mouthpieces for the Trump regime.

PCIntern

(28,393 posts)
188. I believe that there is an ongoing crisis involving him neurologically
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:17 PM
Yesterday

And some times are worse than others. As I posted a couple days ago, that performance on Wednesday was medically horrifying. He may have slid into a fugue state or something else. We shall see.

orleans

(36,960 posts)
190. do you have the link to what you posted? i don't think i saw it and i'd be interested in reading what you thought. nt
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:58 PM
Yesterday

valleyrogue

(2,729 posts)
196. It was his shortness of breath that was horrifying to watch.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 11:04 PM
23 hrs ago

He was in dire need of oxygen. I had never seen him like that before.

SWBTATTReg

(26,264 posts)
204. I think this option of yours is more likely, that he's gotten into a shut-in mental state, unable to focus or
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 03:37 PM
7 hrs ago

communicate.

Jack Valentino

(5,066 posts)
192. Hopefully to the Mental Health wing........................................
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 10:21 PM
Yesterday

(it appears there's no "smiley" for a mad dog--- I think we need one!)

LetMyPeopleVote

(180,054 posts)
203. trump is NOT well
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 02:44 PM
8 hrs ago


BREAKING: To all the people pretending that there is not speculation about Trump's health, Trump has officially SKIPPED all THREE of his scheduled Easter masses he was scheduled to attend, as well as the Easter Egg Hunt.

You all can pretend this is normal, but it's not. And I don't care if Donald Trump Jr. attacks me again for posting this.





LetMyPeopleVote

(180,054 posts)
207. Trump spotted skipping Easter service in lieu of 'bizarre tour' of DC: report
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 06:45 PM
4 hrs ago

trump was evidently trying to escape Easter Services and still provide some proof that he was still alive. trump took a strange tour of DC today.

Trump spotted skipping Easter service in lieu of ‘bizarre tour’ of DC: report #RawStory

#TuckFrump (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) 2026-04-05T18:19:54.000Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676667394/

President Donald Trump was spotted Sunday taking a “bizarre tour” of Washington, D.C., including a stop at his golf course, and in lieu of attending any of the three Easter services held that morning at the church he’s “frequently” attended, The Daily Beast reported.

St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., often called the “Church of the Presidents,” has been attended at least once by every president since its construction in 1816. The church held three Easter services Sunday morning – none of which, the Beast reported, were attended by Trump.

“The 79-year-old president spent Easter Sunday taking a ‘ceremoniously slow’ presidential motorcade tour around Memorial Circle – close to the Arlington Memorial Bridge, where he hopes to build an arch honoring himself, according to pool reports,” the Beast’s report reads. “During his travels, he also stopped at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia.”

Trump did find time Easter Sunday, however, to issue a major threat against Iran in a profanity-laced social media post, while also lavishing praise on “Allah,” the Arabic word for God.
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