# 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:** 82
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1622 "2026-02-09T22:24:37Z")
> [@Mallard](#): > > My guess is Trump lives another 10 + years. I’d love to be wrong, but I don’t think I am. Between the constant bruising, the swelling in his ankles, and a ton of evidence for cognitive and physical decline over the past year, if he _is_ still alive in ten years, I strongly suspect that he’ll be in a skilled nursing facility. The more relevant question, for purposes of this thread, is at what point he is clearly no longer physically or mentally capable of doing the job. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1623 "2026-02-09T22:30:04Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Between the constant bruising, the swelling in his ankles, and a ton of evidence for cognitive and physical decline over the past year, if he _is_ still alive in ten years, I strongly suspect that he’ll be in a skilled nursing facility. Or… [![](https://preview.redd.it/9r2zh3xvj7d61.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=cc7a7334ef163f94ba2f2eb044bb424fbe1c31c0) ](https://preview.redd.it/9r2zh3xvj7d61.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=cc7a7334ef163f94ba2f2eb044bb424fbe1c31c0) ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1624 "2026-02-09T22:32:32Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Or… “Ohhhh, they’ve encased him in Trumpenite! He should be quite well-protected. If he didn’t stiff the contractor, that is…” ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1625 "2026-02-09T22:33:45Z")
Big, strong Ugnaughts, with tears in their eyes… ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1626 "2026-02-09T22:40:50Z")
He isn’t now! ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1627 "2026-02-09T22:58:38Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > The more relevant question, for purposes of this thread, is at what point he is clearly no longer physically or mentally capable of doing the job. I’d say it will be in about 20 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1628 "2026-02-09T23:11:46Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > if he _is_ still alive in ten years, I strongly suspect that he’ll be in a skilled nursing facility. \*snif\* 😞 ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1629 "2026-02-09T23:13:19Z")
If they’re always shaving about 50 pounds off his reported weight, I’m not sure ANY of his health issues are being shared at all. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1630 "2026-02-09T23:34:15Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > If they’re always shaving about 50 pounds off his reported weight, I’m not sure ANY of his health issues are being shared at all. He loses about 10 lbs at every press conference. ( Well, that’s what I’ve heard…) ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1631 "2026-02-10T01:28:23Z")
> [@Jihi](#): > > He should just start wearing gloves 24/7. It would be less conspicuous. > [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > At least one glove, ya know, for Black History and Pedophile Month. He’s already taken this look for a test run. > [@](#): > > Donald Trump appeared to try and hide the bruise on his left hand as he wore a glove to an event on Wednesday… > > The glove was worn on his left hand – the same hand Trump has been seen sporting dark bruises on in recent weeks. The image prompted renewed discussion online, although there is no on-camera evidence explaining why the glove was worn. > **[Trump tries to cover major health scare as viewers baffled - 'What is he hiding'](https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2164101/trump-health-fears-soar-president/amp)** > > Donald Trump has faced increasing scrutiny around his health. > [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > As I recall it, we saw the fucking inside of Reagan’s colon. This actually did a lot of good. It encouraged people to get tested. > [@](#): > > The attention created by President Reagan’s test and surgery led to the first screening recommendations in the United States in the mid-1990s. At that time, all adults over the age of 50 were suggested to receive regular colonoscopies, which check for polyps inside the rectum and the entire colon. > **[Taking a rise in colorectal cancer seriously | News & Events | Bothwell](https://www.brhc.org/about/news-events/taking-rise-in-colorectal-cancer-seriously/)** ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1632 "2026-02-10T01:38:16Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > The more relevant question, for purposes of this thread, is at what point he is clearly no longer physically or mentally capable of doing the job. 1/20/2017 ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1633 "2026-02-10T22:53:09Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > if he _is_ still alive in ten years, I strongly suspect that he’ll be in a skilled nursing facility. Who is his medical proxy? Melania? Baron? Ivanka? Don Jr? ‘Cause I don’t know if any of them are going to um… put him in a skilled facility. That costs money and requires humanity & they’re cheap and monsters. I’m not saying he won’t need skilled care, I’m just saying if he can’t advocate for himself, who’s going to help him? ---
**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:** [February 10, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1634 "2026-02-10T22:58:10Z")
> [@Fair\_Rarity](#): > > Who is his medical proxy? Melania? Baron? Ivanka? Don Jr? I’m fairly certain that we (the public) have no idea. Unless he’s explicitly designated someone else, the default would be his spouse, so, Melania. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1635 "2026-02-11T01:41:34Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Unless he’s explicitly designated someone else, the default would be his spouse, so, Melania. And she really won’t care, would u? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1636 "2026-02-11T13:59:53Z")
Trump is wearing a glove on one hand because he’s paying tribute to Michael Jackson, while proving he’s not a racist. Though a white glove would be more authentic. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1637 "2026-02-11T14:33:55Z")
He has enough money to have in-home care, and it’s probably already underway. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1638 "2026-02-11T14:39:34Z")
Also, you don’t need to be very mentally competent to make most of these decisions. My mom was fairly senile at the end. But she was still well enough to choose to hire a full time aide, who mostly cooked, cleaned, and made sure she took her pills. And provided company. But it was the aide who told me when my mom had life-threatening bleeding in her gut, so i assume she must have also helped my mom wipe her butt. And it was my mom who decided (after some pressure from my brother) to get the bleeding repaired, and not let it kill her painlessly. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1639 "2026-02-11T14:52:10Z")
> [@Fair\_Rarity](#): > > > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > > > if he _is_ still alive in ten years, I strongly suspect that he’ll be in a skilled nursing facility. > > Who is his medical proxy? Melania? Baron? Ivanka? Don Jr? I volunteer for the position! Pull the plug at the first opportunity! ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1640 "2026-02-11T14:52:49Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Trump is wearing a glove on one hand because he’s paying tribute to Michael Jackson, while proving he’s not a racist. I thought he was just too lazy to take it off between golf games. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520/1641 "2026-02-11T15:32:44Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Pull the plug at the first opportunity! PULL the plug? I’d never plug it in in the first place? “I forgot.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=81) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-dying/1022520.md?page=83)