# Trump is dying **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [August 27, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520 "2025-08-27T07:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 181
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3605 "2026-08-25T01:53:05Z")
That headline is a good deal more sensational than the content. Yes, Trump is fat and that’s bad. But he’s been fat this whole time and he’s already 80. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3606 "2026-08-25T02:06:02Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > But he’s been fat this whole time and he’s already 80. I think the point is that he’s putting on weight pretty significantly, in a short time. There’s much speculation that he’s heavier because he’s retaining fluid (see the swollen ankles from last year, which the White House says is due to “chronic venous insufficiency”), which is never a sign of a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3607 "2026-08-25T02:30:56Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > But he’s been fat this whole time and he’s already 80. Drugmaker Eli Lily and the FDA granted a single “compassionate use” exception for the experimental drug Retatrutide which targets GLP-1, GIP and glucagon. Speculation has it that Trump was the one who got this exception (as they were able to specify it was for a 79 year old male patient, matching Trump’s age at the time). So there he is on this experimental super-powered fat buster (apparently 100% of the people in previous trials lost at least 5% of their weight and 83% lost 15% of their weight or more) and he’s getting bigger… and bigger. If he’s on this drug, he’d be getting weekly doses. And unlike the Leqembi injections that I believe he is getting monthly to knock plaque off his brain, Retatrutide is just delivered by auto-injector pen into fatty tissue (so for him, basically anywhere). As long as he has some sycophantic young assistant who can keep track of his medication schedule he should be losing all kinds of weight right now. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3608 "2026-08-25T02:42:20Z")
Well, okay, but the linked article didn’t say any of that. Is there a reputable site that talks about the implications of his weight gain? ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3609 "2026-08-25T02:53:24Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > he should be losing all kinds of weight right now. I’d try increasing the dose. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3610 "2026-08-25T03:36:36Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > Well, okay, but the linked article didn’t say any of that. Is there a reputable site that talks about the implications of his weight gain? Here’s the study documenting the 100% effectiveness on the patients who weren’t taking the placebo. It doesn’t talk about the implications of weight gain because nobody gained weight. But you know Trump, he’s always got to be special. > **[Triple–Hormone-Receptor Agonist Retatrutide for Obesity — A Phase 2 Trial | NEJM](https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2301972)** > > Retatrutide (LY3437943) is an agonist of the glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide, > glucagon-like peptide 1, and glucagon receptors. Its dose–response relationships with > respect to side effe... ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3611 "2026-08-25T07:59:29Z")
Also, one wonders about side effects. I had some very unpleasant side effects from Mounjaro (the doctor had to back my dosage back down, and now we’re sneaking up on the higher dosage a little at a time to see if we can make it work). I can’t imagine Trump would put up with nausea and vomiting, even if he could keep it private. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3612 "2026-08-25T10:52:25Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > That headline is a good deal more sensational than the content. It seems to me the article was less about doctor’s concerns over his weight and more about his [false] statement that he would never call anybody fat, along with a bunch of quotes of him calling people fat. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3613 "2026-08-26T18:09:24Z")
Dolly Parton, dead at 80 Tim Curry, dead at 80 It comes in 3’s… ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3614 "2026-08-26T19:14:32Z")
Good thing I’m not 80. [Gaak, gasp, crumple to the floor inert] ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3615 "2026-08-26T20:08:21Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Dolly Parton, dead at 80 > > Tim Curry, dead at 80 > > It comes in 3’s… Shelley Fabares died on 8/22. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3616 "2026-08-26T20:15:00Z")
Disqualified! We need an 80 year old known to wear lots of cosmetics. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3617 "2026-08-26T20:18:51Z")
Does hair dye count? [![](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRblBsthVHa_GoZAwVYQsUJNxMFGOoQCtIeDYL0MVaqxSTGJz9EwdzmaUJZ&s=10) ](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRblBsthVHa_GoZAwVYQsUJNxMFGOoQCtIeDYL0MVaqxSTGJz9EwdzmaUJZ&s=10) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3618 "2026-08-26T20:23:04Z")
Nope, she was 82. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3619 "2026-08-26T22:37:39Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > Yes, Trump is fat and that’s bad. But he’s been fat this whole time and he’s already 80. But he hasn’t been taking an experimental weight loss drug the first 79. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3620 "2026-08-26T23:11:07Z")
Again, that wasn’t mentioned in the article that was cited. Relatively sudden weigh gain or loss is usually bad, but how bad depends on the reason. People here seem to be assuming it’s this drug, which is possible, but I don’t know that the dates line up all that well. Problems with fluid buildup seem more likely to me, but it could be a fast-growing tumor or combination of several factors. All we can do until somebody leaks better information is look forward to the autopsy report. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3621 "2026-08-26T23:54:26Z")
I’m sure it’ll be the best autopsy report ever. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3622 "2026-08-26T23:55:59Z")
The first alleged human to have a heart attack without the heart. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3623 "2026-08-27T00:29:14Z")
Uh. Dick Cheney would like to have a word with you. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/3624 "2026-08-27T04:44:18Z")
Epistemic Crisis is one of my favorite Youtube channels when it comes to pushing pins into a Trump voodoo doll on a daily basis. He’s a physical therapist with a doctorate in his field and he’s seen plenty of patients just like Trump. He puts out a new video every day about Trump’s ongoing health issues. Today’s was interesting, he believes the big bulge at the back of Trump’s suit might be an exoskeleton for helping him move. There is an example of what one looks like in the video. The other option is that Trump might have a nephrostomy tube, which does direct drainage from the kidneys into an external reservoir. Two minute video here: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pcZ3PQVTtkw/maxresdefault.jpg "#greenscreen #greenscreenvideo This video is my opinion 🤓") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcZ3PQVTtkw) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=180) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=182)