Donald Trump was seen with a noticeable layer of makeup on his right hand on Friday as he left the White House, amid ongoing speculation about his health. The 79-year-old is believed to have used makeup to hide bruising on his hand on several occasions since returning to office, but the application appeared particularly thick during his visit to The People’s House museum.

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    2 months ago

    The issue is that it isn’t that Donald has a magic sway over his followers. It’s that he gives them permission to be their worst selves.

    He hinted, twice, to crowds that they should get the Covid vaccine. And was booed. Twice.

    He’s riding the tiger and does an impressive job at it.

    When he leaves, he will leave a vacuum. And that vacuum will be filled, unfortunately.

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      2 months ago

      There will be tons of maga people who absolutely hate each other mutually backstabbing, and it just might be extremely tricky for any one of them to gain ground, even with Vance technically being the one moving up.

      Even trump barely keeps them from one another’s throats.

      Hard to say ultimately, though no reason to outright assume it’ll get worse if trump’s health goes south, it seems to me.