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Amid concerns about President Donald Trump’s health and well-being, Dr. Mehmet Oz tried to assure everyone that he’s actually totally OK—in the weirdest way possible. People have been talking about Trump’s health for a long time now, and it’s not any one thing that has sparked concerns. Of course, Trump is approaching 80, so it seems fair to wonder. But his fairly frequent hand bruising, his habit of dozing off during important meetings, and his increasingly erratic behavior both on social media and in real life are definitely not helping.
In the past, Trump has pushed back on the concerns about his health. He’s even claimed that he’s not actually sleeping during meetings; photographers are just catching him at a bad time? Recently, he’s also bragged about how disgraced White House physician Ronny Jackson claimed he would “live to 200 years old” if not for his bad diet. And, now, Dr. Oz has also jumped to his defense.
Dr. Oz said Trump is “healthy as a bull.”
Dr. Oz on Trump: “his testosterone was great!” https://t.co/rKN5pYIW3m pic.twitter.com/oalv30mf8m
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He recently appeared on the Pod Force One podcast with Miranda Devine. Speaking about Trump’s health, Dr. Oz said, “I had him on and I challenged him to all these issues that have been circulated in the press about his health. He answered them well. Then he pulled out a piece of paper that had a recent, that week’s doctor’s note with all of his lab results. I was stunned!”
According to Dr. Oz, the results looked good, for the most part. For some reason, he focused on the president’s testosterone levels. “So I opened it up and I read the note and I mean, his testosterone was great!” he said. “You know, his regular blood tests were great. The one problem was his weight, which he to this day gives me a hard time about.”
It’s not the first time people have commented on Trump’s questionable eating habits.
Dr. Oz: I think President Trump is healthy as a bull…
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He defends his decisions about food and fast food by saying that when he’s on the road, he doesn’t want to get sick.
So he eats at large brands because he knows they’re not going to skimp on the quality of the food” pic.twitter.com/rx3T5Ds1kJ
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. previously said Trump had the most “unhinged” eating habits. “I don’t know how he’s alive,” RFK Jr. said when describing Trump’s eating habits.
“The interesting thing about the president is that he eats really bad food, which is McDonald’s, and, you know, candy and Diet Coke,” he said. “He drinks the Diet Coke at all times.”
Dr. Oz also commented on Trump’s unhealthy eating habits, but he defended them, in a way. “Well, he defends his decisions about food and fast food by saying that when he’s on the road, he doesn’t want to get sick,” Dr. Oz explained. “So, he eats at large brands because he knows they’re not going to skimp on the quality of the food. But you know, when you eat with them normally, he’s not always doing that.” Which sounds a bit different from drinking Diet Coke “at all times.” Hmm.
Dr. Oz also claimed Trump has remained healthy because of his “passion.”
Apparently, Dr. Oz believes that Trump is doing relatively well because he really cares about what he’s doing (it’s unclear which things, exactly, he was referring to). “I think his success to longevity, as well as good health, is his incredible passion for what he’s doing,” Dr. Oz explained. “He believes 110% in the things that he’s doing. That’s an infectious process because you get everyone else around you to understand why these are really important issues, and he’s always there for you.”
Dr. Oz also claimed that Trump is “such a joy” to work with. “When I call him with problems, he’s very mission-oriented and he’s also solution-driven and he has hired and surrounded himself with wonderful human beings,” he added. Interestingly, Trump has said he actually prefers to surround himself with losers.
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