As President Trump descended a ramp following his West Point commencement speech, his slow and halting walk left many speculating about the President’s health before he took to Twitter, making the story even bigger than it was. Chris Cillizza explains why talking about Trump’s health is important.

SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
Why the Donald Trump-West Point ramp story actually matters
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/15/politics/donald-trump-ramp-west-point-speech/index.html

Trump tries to explain his slow and unsteady walk down a ramp at West Point
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-tries-to-explain-his-slow-and-unsteady-walk-down-a-ramp-at-west-point/2020/06/14/7d89cdf2-ae43-11ea-856d-5054296735e5_story.html

White House releases results of Trump’s annual physical
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/politics/donald-trump-annual-physical/index.html

President Trump’s medical exam was unscheduled, source said
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/16/politics/trump-annual-physical-walter-reed/index.html

Donald Trump’s Longtime Doctor Says President Takes Hair-Growth Drug
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/us/politics/trump-prostate-drug-hair-harold-bornstein.html

Trump to Salena Zito: ‘Joe has absolutely no idea what’s happening’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trump-to-salena-zito-joe-has-absolutely-no-idea-whats-happening

Trump brings up Clinton’s health, questions if she’s ‘loyal’ to Bill
https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/01/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-health/index.html

Trump’s claim that Clinton lacks the ‘physical stamina’ to be president
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/08/18/trumps-claim-that-clinton-lacks-the-physical-stamina-to-be-president/

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