1/31 I believe there is growing evidence, that the White House is covering up the fact that Donald Trump has been dealing with TIA strokes. AND that he likely had a more significant ischemic stroke this week.
2/31 Let's start with the basics: -TIA's are temporary blockages, you'll see symptoms (leg dragging, eye drooping etc) but they resolve within 24 hours. -Ischemic strokes leave a lasting impact, but can range dramatically in scope and severity.
3/31 TIAs precede an ischemic stroke in about 30% of patients and often result in long lasting interventions to try and prevent any risk of a larger stroke. Now, let's get to what paints this picture with Trump:
4/31 In March 2024, @RonFilipkowski notes that Trump has been dragging his right leg for a while. It's something we've seen him do on and off over this past year, but not super notable on its own. https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/s...
5/31 Then in a Time Magazine interview from right after the election we see the first note of Trump's hand bruising. Once again, something people didn't think much of at the time.
6/31 It comes up again during the Marcon visit on Feb 25th 2025, where Karoline Levitt repeats the lie about it being from "shaking too many hands"
7/31 The next medical event we see is the President's annual physical report. Comparing the medication list to his old reports, we notice three new medications: -Rosuvastatin -Ezetimibe -Daily aspirin
8/31 At first, I thought this might be normal medication for managing cholesterol, and I've certainly heard of preventative aspirin use in the past, but I decided to interview some heart specialists - and I'm glad I did:
9/31 There are two general takeaways I heard from multiple specialists: -Daily Aspirin is not recommended for "prevention" any more, an aspirin regime is treating something -Ezetimibe is a second line medication not used for regular LDL treatment.
10/31 Statins like Rosuvastatin will manage cholesterol alone where as Ezetimibe will be used as a second-line if the patient is at high cardiovascular risk such as prior strokes, heart attacks, or arterial disease. Then its used for stroke prevention.
11/31 Trump's previous medical reports claim his cardiovascular health is great, and is on the statin, so he shouldn't need Ezetimibe.. But, this also brings us to the aspirin. As it turns out, aspirin hasn't been advised as a daily course prevention method for quite a while.
12/31 Some old doctors may still incorrectly prescribe it as such, but qualified medical staff who keep up with literature wouldn't. A daily aspirin dose is now used as a blood thinner for specific lines of treatment, including in managing ischemic strokes.
13/31 Then in June, we see Trump's swollen ankles, and for the first time, the White House medical team is willing to admit: 1) He's got "CVI" 2) His bruising is related to "aspirin regime" and shaking hands.
14/31 They keep coming back to this claim as aspirin does indeed make bruising easier. There are 3 problems with this claim: 1) Bruising is seen on both hands, not just his dominant hand.
15/31 The next problem? 2) CVI is not a sudden onset issue, and swollen ankles is an intermediate symptom. An annual physical in April, would have caught CVI back then if ankles were going to be swelling (and aspirin isn't a CVI treatment)
16/31 But 3rd? Some of the bruising is monthly. Usually around the 24th. Check the dates. It seems much more likely that the president is being monitored monthly for something and then also occasionally getting an emergency IV as well.
17/31 So what does all this mean? When a patient has had a TIA they have temporary symptoms, but would be started on aspirin, Rosuvastatin and Ezetimibe, to prevent future ischemic stroke risk - just like we see with Trump
18/31 The patient having TIA's may have temporary symptoms for 24 hour afterwards including face drooping, leg dragging, or trouble walking in a straight line. https://x.com/MeidasTouch/stat...
19/31 Patients who experience very mild strokes that are not TIA, such as a lacunar stroke or a minor ischemic stroke, may have persistent but barely noticeable symptoms, causing drooping of the lip, eyelid and eyebrow, which would be on the same side of a leg dragging symptom
20/31 If a patient, under WH level medical care was seen having a stroke, they'd be scanned to rule out a hemorrhagic with the WH portable MRI, and then could receive Alteplase, a clot-busting peripheral IV often given in the hand for elderly patients.
21/31 If that patient was on aspirin for cardio risk management (and/or) potential calcium blockers, we'd expect bruising of the hands, and swelling of the ankles.
22/31 If they had a mild ischemic stroke, we'd expect the patient to be: -On bed rest for 24-48 hours -By 2-3 days able to take small or assisted steps And the patient may have facial droop, flatter facial creases or their mouth agape due to facial muscle weakness
23/31 Even though they could walk at this time, speech and complex motor skills may still be recovering. And we notice Trump has oddly kept the press pool *very* far back from the White House, and hasn't allowed them on the golf course.
24/31 We also notice that he was dressed the same as the last time he went golfing with Kai, and that MAGA influencers were given an old picture to circulate from Jan, and his other "golfing" picture from June 27th
25/31 Those same influencers were circulating a video of him in the same outfit, but that one came from June 29th this year. https://x.com/i/status/1961822...
26/31 The next picture of him from today, from a far with continued face droop. He once again spoke with no reporters before going golfing. And both times, reporters were confined to the tennis court out of view of his course, instead of letting them take pictures like normal.
27/31 None of this even gets into the other weird events this week, of Vance being ready to "take over", or his social posts seeming like they were written by interns.
28/31 But the motive is clear. They know Vance does not have the same hold over the base of the party nor the Republican Congress. If Vance was president, the admin would get far more push-back.
29/31 Under a normal administration, a president having repeated TIAs wouldn't be removed from office, but even a moderate ischemic is likely to impact mental faculties, and merit the 25th amendment being invoked.
30/31 Vance and Miller know that their federal power consolidation requires continued implementation leading up to the mid-terms. And Trump's own ego will mean he never lets go willingly.
31/31 So unless the WH can provide a transparent explanation, of his health, that better fits these circumstances, I'm forced to conclude that they are lying to the American people - and hiding that Trump had a stroke. It's time for the press to push on this and get clarity.
@adamscochran Conjecture is a waste of time. He’s allowed to have a long weekend. He works his ass off.
@Katemcv60 Lmfao - the only person working their ass off is you with how much mental gymnastics you’re doing to defend him.
@adamscochran I believe… That you have no idea what you’re talking about.
@thereal_Osborne I believe… that’s why I actually checked with medical professionals on my research, which you’ll notice I reference in the thread. Nice try though!