Donald Trump is losing his ability to control the narrative surrounding hishealthas he follows other US presidents by becoming a "lame duck", a commentator said. New York magazine writer Ben Terris discussed Mr Trump's health with the Today, Explained podcast, claiming he doesn't eat "well" and drinks enough Diet Coke to fill a football stadium.
Mr Terris, who interviewed the US president for an article published in the magazine in January, recalled the White House telling himMr Trumpwas as healthy as he says he is. But the writer suggested Mr Trump seems to be losing his ability to control his health story as voters who are neither critics nor loyal supporters grow more sceptical of the president's version of reality.
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He was quoted byVoxas saying: "The way he tries to control the narrative, so to speak, of his health is sort of akin to how he’s trying to control everything. I just feel like he’s sort of losing some of that control.
"This happens to presidents. This is why they become lame ducks. It’s just happening a little earlier for Trump than is traditional for a president."
Mr Ferris pointed to polling ahead of this year's mid-term elections as evidence of waning popularity for the president, who turns 80 on June 14.
He suggested members of Mr Trump's inner circle were talking about his health in terms that were "completely outrageous", having described their leader as "superhuman" and "the healthiest man alive".
The writer said Secretary of State Marco Rubio told him during his research forNew Yorkmagazine that the president was "too healthy" during his visit to the White House for the interview.
Mr Trump's health has been a cause for speculation since he regained the presidency in January last year. He maintains he is in "perfect" health.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
