What's going on with Trump's right leg in this footage?

[kpete]

Trump appears to be dragging his right leg around in this clip from his visit to a lab in North Carolina on Monday

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[Siwsan]

1. Wow - that is pretty pronounced

Has there been video of him signing anything, since his late night dash to the hospital, last year? I'm wondering if it was due to a 'small' stroke.

[TheBlackAdder]

28. Perhaps it's habitual, when he walks next to Melania.

[Siwsan]

30. Or, he has a catheter bag strapped to his leg

[sheshe2]

2. Stroke?

[superpatriotman]

5. I called it weeks ago

That right arm is basically an ornament, too

[sheshe2]

12. Hmmm...

The big one not far behind?

[2naSalit]

37. I also think

he may be partially blind on that side as well. Watch how he looks kind of startled as he glances to his right and then focuses on the camera. The last few appearances show he also has trouble turning his head to the right and often turns his whole torso.

I think he's had a stroke. If he thinks he's going to die soon, that could have an impact on his judgement.

What a mess.

[Dan]

38. Giggle giggle

As God’s messenger on earth, it is only fair that he meet his master and receive his judgement for a job well done.

[soothsayer]

3. Let's hope it's nothing trivial

[LizBeth]

4. Caught your comment out of corner of eye after clicking out. You made me laugh. Subtle and nice.

[soothsayer]

8. Credit due to Basil Fawlty..!

[unblock]

13. or maybe donnie's filling in for the ministry of silly walks

credit to the same actor

[soothsayer]

17. Ha yeah

[Nevilledog]

7. *snicker*

[dmr]

23. I did a "Wait ... wut?"

Thank you for that.

[JHB]

41. Obligatory context

Gourmet Night - Fawlty Towers Season1 Episode 5/6

Pick it up at the 9:00 mark, though the full episode is recommended.

[soothsayer]

42. Thanks!

[Phoenix61]

6. I'm sticking with Lewy Body Dementia

Combines Parkinson’s with dementia.

[Zoonart]

10. I took that bingo square too.

Also. makes some sense of the "emergency" cognition test.

[elleng]

16. an AWFUL condition,

resulted in Robin Williams' suicide, and another more recent death I don't recall at the moment.

[Phoenix61]

20. Yes it is. nt

[a la izquierda]

31. My grandmother died from it. My poor grandma who I adored became someone else entirely.

It's a fucking horrible disease that I wouldn't wish on anyone. My poor mom and her siblings. The poor nurses and caretakers who had to deal with my grandma's racist tirades (she kept her racism to herself before the decline). The hallucinations. The only good that came of it was that for the last year of her life, my grandma reverted to speaking Italian, which she hadn't done since 1940 (when she was 14). I'd listen to her rant for hours in Italian, though I don't speak it well, my Spanish was helpful enough.
It was a disease that, if I ever get it, I hope to god I'm living in the Netherlands so I can elect for euthanasia.

[TeamPooka]

22. My father-in-law has that right now. It is a heartbreaking condition

[a la izquierda]

32. My sincerest condolences.

As I responded to elleng, my grandma had it. It's the absolute worst. A living nightmare.

[demosincebirth]

9. Bone spurs?

[unblock]

11. that does look an awful lot like ataxia

consistent with stroke, but there are other potential causes.

[Thekaspervote]

15. Was going to say the same. They throw the leg from the hip due to lack of function below

[underpants]

14. Dr. Stella has determined....DEMONS!!!

👿👹

[Liberal In Texas]

27. ROFL!

No doubt!

[sop]

18. Looks like foot drop gait.

People suffering from the condition drag their toes along the ground while walking. To avoid the toe dragging the individual may compensate and use a gait with a wide outward leg swing. Foot drop is caused by weakness or paralysis of the muscles involved in lifting the front part of the foot. Causes of foot drop might include disorders that affect the spinal cord or brain, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis or stroke.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/foot-drop/symptoms-causes/syc-20372628

[Wellstone ruled]

39. Sure appears to be.

Defendant Right Side nerve damage. Noticed his Right Arm will swing uncontrollable at times .

Always thought it was his Griddle not being tightened properly.

[leftyladyfrommo]

19. I have seen videos where he looks like his whole

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right arm is just hanging.

His arm looks like it's hanging in this one.

[Grown2Hate]

47. Would explain needing two hands to drink water too.

[TeamPooka]

21. When you wear high heels, you walk funny

[get the red out]

24. I know nothing about Medicine

But that does not look good!

[crickets]

25. He's been doing this for a while now. It is much more pronounced recently. nt

[TheBlackAdder]

26. That doesn't look like drop-foot, it looks a little worse.

[Autumn]

29. I think his new favorite Dr would say that the reptile tongue in his human suit is attempting to

lick demon sperm off the floor. Gots to be some on that floor.

[Buns_of_Fire]

33. The Hokey Pokey.

And, my personal opinion of him aside, I think it rather inappropriate of him to break into dance in a laboratory environment.

[nancy1942]

40. Hilarious!

[iscooterliberally]

34. Trump has been promoted from president to the minister of silly walks.

[Nexus2]

35. Maybe my tinfoil hat is too tight...

But I've felt for long time there was something, perhaps several somethings physically wrong with him, things that he either doesn't recognize/is in denial about or won't admit to the public as it makes him look 'weak'. . And of course his doctors and other enablers keep it on the down low.

[MoonRiver]

36. Wasn't it his right hand he had trouble controlling when he took a drink of water?

I think a stroke affected his right side.

[smirkymonkey]

43. I think he has at least had a stroke, and may have other neurological problems as well.

That is not normal.

[WyattKansas]

44. It's his whole right side not moving like his left side is.

His entire right side looks completely dead and he is lurching his leg in motion with his other half.

I have a partially paralyzed leg and I had to learn how to walk by staying in rhythm of walking with two sets of feeling in my legs, but my foot still drifted outward. Although a recent hip replacement last year straightened my gait and foot drifting outward, I was also a lot younger and stronger years ago when I had to learn to walk all over again to make people believe nothing was wrong with me. It is not something you learn how to hide quickly and it takes a lot of work and concentration to hide it.

[George II]

45. A lot of clever responses in the earlier OP:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213820565

[kskiska]

46. You'd think they'd get him out of there

rather than go for a second term. He's obviously a sick man.

[lindysalsagal]

48. If it's a stroke, it could be the first of many. I'm sure his wonderful docs can save him.

They'll pour chlorine on it and shine a light up his ass.

[LuckyCharms]

49. It's trying to escape. n/t