# 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:** 62
**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:** [January 1, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1222 "2026-01-01T23:18:29Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > He’s trying to thwart the Grim Reaper by taking four times the recommended daily dosage of aspirin. Well, that might be a factor in the hand bruising… ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1223 "2026-01-01T23:23:04Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Not booze? [Nope](https://columbiasurgery.org/conditions-and-treatments/acute-liver-failure). Surprised me, too. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1224 "2026-01-01T23:41:46Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > [Nope](https://columbiasurgery.org/conditions-and-treatments/acute-liver-failure). Surprised me, too. I’ve heard it argued aspirin would not be approved by the FDA as an over-the-counter drug if it were newly introduced today. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1225 "2026-01-01T23:46:21Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > \*The leading cause of liver failure in the US. > [@Alessan](#): > > Not booze? > [@DesertDog](#): > > [Nope](https://columbiasurgery.org/conditions-and-treatments/acute-liver-failure). Surprised me, too. Nope. They’re only talking about _Acute_ liver failure, as opposed to liver failure. From your link: > Acute liver failure is a rare condition in which the liver rapidly deteriorates and stops functioning within a matter of days. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1226 "2026-01-01T23:47:06Z")
Also, the MRI scan that Trump has referred to multiple times as ‘perfect’ was actually a CT scan. > “I got an MRI. It was perfect,” Trump said at the time. “I mean, I gave you the full results. We had an MRI and the machine, you know, the whole thing, and it was perfect.” > Even though Trump said multiple times that he had received an MRI, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told ABC News on Thursday that Trump’s “physicians and the White House have always maintained the president received advanced imaging.” > **[Trump says he got a CT scan instead of an MRI](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-ct-mri/story?id=128832409)** > > In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published Thursday, President Trump revealed that he received a CT instead of an MRI at Walter Reed Medical Center. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1227 "2026-01-01T23:48:38Z")
How does an adult not know whether he’s had an MRI or something completely different? Oh, wait, I think I know the answer. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1228 "2026-01-02T02:00:51Z")
On a positive note, liver failure leads to jaundice, abd Trump wouldn’t need bronzer anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1229 "2026-01-02T02:13:36Z")
> [@Ancient\_Nerd](#): > > If el donald thinks that baby aspirin is for babies, who are we to stand in his way? Did you know that black people take 4000mg of aspirin a day as a starting dose because their bodies are stronger, fitter and more resilient? Has anyone told Trump this? I bet Obama takes 8000mg a day of aspirin. I keep hearing/hoping Trump is dying, but his parents lived into their late 80s and 90s. So I have no idea. My impression is Trump may have had a stroke, heart failure, kidney failure (maybe) and frontotemporal dementia. Supposedly the combo of heart failure and kidney failure together is hard to treat. But if its just heart failure, he can sadly go another decade with an LVAD or other interventions I assume. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1230 "2026-01-02T02:48:28Z")
In terms of prognosticating Trump health this is actually an important distinction (and good news for those wishing ill on his orangeness). He had claimed that the “MRIs” were just routine which would have been ludicrous for a normal person but might have made sense for someone with unlimited resources. Why not do an MRI? There’s no harm and it might show something important. But a CT scan involves a not insignificant amount of radiation. Its not something you are going to do unless the risks of leaving something undetected is greater than the risk of the added radiation. So that completely rules out the possibility that Trump was in perfect health and just had one to be sure. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1231 "2026-01-02T03:02:53Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Its not something you are going to do unless the risks of leaving something undetected is greater than the risk of the added radiation. Great point. According to [Mayo Clinic](https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/ct-scan/about/pac-20393675): > a CT scan can help: > > - Diagnose muscle and bone conditions, such as bone tumors and breaks, also called fractures. > - Show where a tumor, infection or blood clot is. > - Guide procedures such as surgery, biopsy and radiation therapy. > - Find and watch the progress of diseases and conditions such as cancer, heart disease, lung nodules and liver masses. > - Watch how well certain treatments, such as cancer treatment, work. > - Find injuries and bleeding inside the body that can happen after trauma. IANAD, but none of those reasons look particularly routine to me. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1232 "2026-01-02T03:06:59Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > IANAD, but none of those reasons look particularly routine to me. They have to keep track of his bone spurs… ---
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1233 "2026-01-02T03:58:06Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > They have to keep track of his bone spurs… If he passes away, they better not try to bury him in Arlington… ---
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1234 "2026-01-02T04:12:03Z")
The linked article says: > Barbabella told the Journal that the CT scan was done “to definitively rule out any cardiovascular issues” and showed no abnormalities. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1235 "2026-01-02T05:25:20Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > If he passes away, they better not try to bury him in Arlington… They probably won’t try. It’s not a golf course. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1236 "2026-01-02T05:30:20Z")
Don’t give him any ideas… …or then again, do. Arlington National Cemetery is a fucking awful place, debased into a fucking tourist attraction. Being buried there is, to my mind, a fate worse than death. I really should tell my family that, but don’t want to upset them. Anyway, a golf course might actually be an improvement. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1237 "2026-01-02T05:36:06Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > I really should tell my family that, but don’t want to upset them. There are other military cemetaries. Find one close to where you live and reserve a plot (assuming they take reservations, I have no idea). > [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > Anyway, a golf course might actually be an improvement. Wherever they bury him, they’ll have to mount a guard to keep people from pissing on it. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1238 "2026-01-02T05:42:28Z")
Which contradicts what Trump’s doctor said in 2018. > **[President Trump has common form of heart disease | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/17/health/trump-heart-disease-gupta)** > > Despite assurances from the president’s doctor of his excellent health, Trump may face a moderate risk of having a heart attack in the next three to five years. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1239 "2026-01-02T05:42:31Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > Wherever they bury him, they’ll have to mount a guard to keep people from pissing on it. That’s what landfills are for. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1240 "2026-01-02T10:09:52Z")
Visit the historical Trump.Dump. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1241 "2026-01-02T13:29:57Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > That’s what landfills are for. Fresh Kills…? You’d make Colin “Jowls” Jost so very happy. > **[Fresh Kills Landfill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Kills_Landfill)** > > The Fresh Kills Landfill was a landfill covering 2,200 acres (890 ha) in the borough of Staten Island in New York City, United States. The name comes from the landfill's location along the banks of the Fresh Kills estuary in western Staten Island. > The landfill opened in 1948, intended to be temporary, but by 1955 had become the largest in the world, and it remained so until its closure in 2001. At the peak of its operation, in 1986, Fresh Kills received 29,000 short tons (26,000 t) of residen... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=61) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=63)