Overview
- A New York Times analysis using Roll Call data found Trump’s official engagements down about 39% from the comparable period in his first term, with most public events occurring between noon and 5 p.m.
- The report detailed a Nov. 6 Oval Office event where Trump’s eyelids drooped and he appeared to briefly doze while attendees spoke.
- Trump rejected the report in a Truth Social post, labeled it a “hit piece,” insulted co-author Katie Rogers as “ugly, both inside and out,” and claimed he recently had a “perfect” physical and “aced” cognitive test.
- The White House previously acknowledged chronic venous insufficiency and confirmed an October MRI as part of a physical, while withholding specific diagnostic details.
- The Times issued a statement defending the story as accurate, as the dispute plays out alongside Trump’s refiled $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the paper and his recent “piggy” insult directed at a Bloomberg reporter.