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Miles Archer

(23,353 posts)
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:41 PM 15 hrs ago

In the words of the immortal Don Adams, A.K.A. Maxwell Smart, "MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH."

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White House Forced to Address Claims of Trump Health Crisis
HOLD YOUR HORSES
Administration officials aren’t having any of the gossip about the president’s health.

Julia Ornedo Reporter
Updated Apr. 4 2026 7:50PM EDT
Published Apr. 4 2026 6:43PM EDT

https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-forced-to-address-claims-of-donald-trump-health-crisis-at-walter-reed-medical-center/

The White House was forced to step in after the rumor mill went into overdrive on Saturday to speculate about the health of President Donald Trump.

The administration went on the defensive after social media was set abuzz by unfounded whispers that the 79-year-old president was hospitalized at the Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, which followed a curious, days-long absence from the public eye.

“Deranged liberals cook up insane conspiracy theories when @POTUS goes 12 hours without speaking to press,” the White House’s rapid response account wrote on X. “(They said nothing when Biden routinely went 12 days without speaking to press) Fear not! President Trump literally never stops working.”

The rapid response account reposted CBS News’ Emma Nicholson, who reported that a Marine sentry was spotted outside the West Wing on Saturday afternoon. The presence of sentries signals that the president is in the West Wing or the Oval Office, as they are tasked with rotating shifts to guard the entrance.
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In the words of the immortal Don Adams, A.K.A. Maxwell Smart, "MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH." (Original Post) Miles Archer 15 hrs ago OP
Unbelievable that I only discovered that show in 1991! Dave Bowman 15 hrs ago #1
It was literally "smart" satire Miles Archer 15 hrs ago #3
Mmmm... Barbara Feldon. 🤩 Dave Bowman 15 hrs ago #5
We wouldn't miss it... 2naSalit 15 hrs ago #7
Then he should waddle over to the window and flip us off. Maru Kitteh 15 hrs ago #2
"The President is totally fine. But he's busy planning a nuclear apocalypse struggle4progress 15 hrs ago #4
Ha ha, just heard in my head "just a bit outside"......Bob Uecker's famous line..... a kennedy 15 hrs ago #6
Today is Don Adams' birthday eom Charmin One 15 hrs ago #8

Miles Archer

(23,353 posts)
3. It was literally "smart" satire
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:52 PM
15 hrs ago

And you bet, trippy would be the word, all courtesy of Mel Brooks & Buck Henry.

It was filmed at the same time as "The Avengers," and I'd say there's a little bit of a subtle nod to the relationship dynamics of "Steed & Mrs Peel" and the relationship Smart had with Barbara Feldon, "Agent 99."

2naSalit

(102,902 posts)
7. We wouldn't miss it...
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 10:00 PM
15 hrs ago

For one episode when I was a kid. It was one of our favorites of the time.

struggle4progress

(126,218 posts)
4. "The President is totally fine. But he's busy planning a nuclear apocalypse
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:55 PM
15 hrs ago

so we don't really have time to deal with reports that he's a sick sick man"

a kennedy

(36,015 posts)
6. Ha ha, just heard in my head "just a bit outside"......Bob Uecker's famous line.....
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:59 PM
15 hrs ago

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Gawd, I miss him announcing the Brewer games.
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