# 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:** 46
**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:** [October 30, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/902 "2025-10-30T04:15:03Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Medicare annual health assessment I’m 76 and I’ve never had one of these (to digress briefly). Am I missing out? ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/903 "2025-10-30T05:26:34Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Trump called a group of American troops in Japan ‘good looking’ then, immediately, stated that he doesn’t like good looking people. In addition to being bizarre, inappropriate and demented, the statement is laughably false. Has he seen the women he hires? They only have one qualification. Presumably he meant that he doesn’t like good looking _men_. And there’s undoubtedly a lot to unpack there. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/904 "2025-10-30T05:49:41Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Has he seen the women he hires? They only have one qualification. That they look like [Autons](https://youtu.be/f9HCzAXoDI8?si=jAnhwcxM9S8RCHEP)? Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/905 "2025-10-30T08:53:49Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > I’m only 43, and I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t do great on the clock part. I’ve always struggled to read a clock face, ever since the concept was introduced in second grade. If I can take a few seconds to look at it I can figure it out, but I completely panic if someone asks for the time. One reason for the different parts of the test is to get around that some people just are bad at some things. Draw a bed? Some people are really crap at drawing. Clock face? Some have issues with that. If you have trouble with just one item but breeze through the rest you’ll be considered OK. > [@BlankSlate](#): > > Goddamnit. 900 posts and no corpse. I know, I _know_… “It’s taking longer than we thought” > [@jsc1953](#): > > > [@Joey\_P](#): > > > > Trump called a group of American troops in Japan ‘good looking’ then, immediately, stated that he doesn’t like good looking people. > > In addition to being bizarre, inappropriate and demented, the statement is laughably false. Has he seen the women he hires? They only have one qualification. It’s not just that they’re “good looking” - they look remarkably alike. He only likes _one particular mode_ of “good looking” women. If you can’t meet that standard you aren’t attractive by his standards. Rumors are that women are flocking to plastic surgeons for “procedures” like lip plumping and botox, and I’m not sure what the profession is called but I’m sure there are folks who will tell/teach you how to do make-up in the called-for style, along with clothing advice. Fake, fake, fake. As fake as Trump’s tan. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/906 "2025-10-30T09:12:26Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > He only likes _one particular mode_ of “good looking” women. Another instance of his lack of imagination. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/907 "2025-10-30T12:59:08Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > > [@BobLibDem](#): > > > > Medicare annual health assessment > > I’m 76 and I’ve never had one of these (to digress briefly). Am I missing out? \< John Oliver enters the chat \> ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/908 "2025-10-30T13:15:04Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Medicare annual health assessment > [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > I’m 76 and I’ve never had one of these I’m surprised that your medical provider hasn’t scheduled these with you. These are part of the provided Medicare services. (And, presumably, a nice source of income for your doctor and their staff.) I have mine in December of each year, and they always make an appointment for the next year before I leave the office. I also have lab work done a couple of days before the appointment. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/909 "2025-10-30T14:50:29Z")
I have an annual physical, that seems to include most of what I see listed in a “medicare wellness check” but no mental acuity tests, and it’s the same basic physical that I’ve been getting for 25 years at least, not labeled “Medicare” by any of the PCPs I had. Maybe my mental acuity shines so brightly they don’t feel the need to test for it. ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/910 "2025-10-30T15:11:32Z")
The screening doesn’t have to involve an actual test From [CMS](https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules/physician/cognitive-assessment) > Detecting cognitive impairment is a required element of Medicare’s [Annual Wellness Visit (AWV)](https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/preventive-services/medicare-wellness-visits.html). You can also detect cognitive impairment as part of a routine visit through direct observation or by considering information from the patient, family, friends, caregivers, and others about changes in memory, judgment, decision-making, medication adherence or errors. ETA > [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Maybe my mental acuity shines so brightly they don’t feel the need to test for it. Pretty much ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/911 "2025-10-30T15:19:19Z")
They didn’t start screening my mother for senility until it was pretty obvious, years after she complained about declining mental function. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/912 "2025-10-30T15:22:05Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Maybe my mental acuity shines so brightly they don’t feel the need to test for it. Or, more worryingly, you took that test and don’t remember it. ---
**Author:** ![Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/section_maker_jupe/32/1424_2.png) [@Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Section_Maker_Jupe)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/913 "2025-10-30T15:53:33Z")
yeah, trump still going today…ugg don’t wish misery, but please…just leave. (i just realized maybe TMI and off topic, big rambling text on annual checkup, sorry. I ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/914 "2025-10-30T16:10:08Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I’m surprised that your medical provider hasn’t scheduled these with you. These are part of the provided Medicare services. I’ll be 74 in about a week, and I’ve never had one either. I always chat with my doctor when I see him, so maybe he can tell I’m enough _compos mentis_ to not need it? ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/915 "2025-10-30T18:01:10Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > [https://x.com/jimstewartson/status/1982985269583507678?t=cMbAsZyPztl70IgF8CljoA&s=19](https://x.com/jimstewartson/status/1982985269583507678?t=cMbAsZyPztl70IgF8CljoA&s=19) My mother behaves like this when we’re trying to get her to go somewhere, and she has very significant dementia. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/916 "2025-10-30T21:37:15Z")
I get the clock and three or four words. I suppose if I punted one or the other I’d get something more comprehensive. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/917 "2025-10-30T21:46:07Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > It’s not just that they’re “good looking” - they look remarkably alike. He only likes _one particular mode_ of “good looking” women. If you can’t meet that standard you aren’t attractive by his standards. We’re talking about Mar-a-Lago face. > **[In your face: The brutal aesthetics of MAGA](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/maralago-face-conservative-girl-makeup-brutal-aesthetics-of-maga-trump-gaetz-guilfoyle/)** > > Does proximity to power rely on a specific look? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/918 "2025-10-30T21:48:34Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > We’re talking about Mar-a-Lago face. Is it just me or does this look awful? [![](https://www.motherjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20250313_Plastic-Surgery-Quadtych.jpg?resize=1300,1376) ](https://www.motherjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20250313_Plastic-Surgery-Quadtych.jpg?resize=1300,1376) And I don’t mean they are ugly _people_ (that’s subjective), but rather the amount of thick product they put on their face looks unreal, like some clown parody of a TV personality. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/919 "2025-10-30T21:51:17Z")
That last photo matches trump’s lips. I wonder how much botox went into those faces. Probably equals the amount of filler. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/920 "2025-10-30T22:01:45Z")
Just wait until Erika Kirk gets her lips inflated. They’re gonna write Usha Vance off the show and stage the wedding of the century between the Widow Kirk and JD, just in time for sweeps, I mean midterms. ---
**Author:** ![Xocomil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xocomil/32/14927_2.png) [@Xocomil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xocomil)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/921 "2025-10-31T01:18:31Z")
It’s 103,000 cancer cases from 93 _million_ CT scans. That’s about a one-tenth of one percent rise in cancer risk per scan. Over a lifetime. That’s… fine. It very much doesn’t give me any concerns about having one done. The analogy from the video is silly. Don’t you find it a little funny that you dismiss the NIH in favor of the science dude from Nerdist? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=45) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=47)