Trump Campaign Denies He's Sick After Chicago Speech Fuels Further Questions About His Health

[brooklynite]

Source: NBC Chicago

An uncharacteristically low-tempo speech in Chicago Wednesday paired with a noticeable congestion has fueled further questions about Trump's health following his infamous debate-night sniffles. Still, his campaign insists Trump does not have a cold and is feeling "just fine."

Trump spoke during a campaign event at the Polish National Alliance, but social media viewers were quick to point out he sounded congested, his voice scratchy during the event.

On Monday, Trump’s sniffles appeared to distract many people following along with the debate on social media and certainly did not go unnoticed, with #TrumpSniffles showing up on Twitter timelines.

Trump insisted Tuesday that he didn't have the sniffles during the debate. Asked about them in a phone interview Tuesday morning on "Fox & Friends," Trump denied there was any sniffling, said he doesn't have a cold or allergies, and blamed the microphone.

Read more: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Campaign-Denies-Hes-Sick-After-Chicago-Speech-Fuels-Further-Questions-About-His-Health-395117731.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_CHBrand

[tonyt53]

1. Never had his ass kicked before and he can't take it.

[homegirl]

65. By a

girl- Thank you, Elizabeth Warren!

[The Wielding Truth]

2. Wow. Even the RW have ears and eyes. They can see that Trump is a HUGE liar.

[OldRedneck]

3. Karma!!!!

Pneumonia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Third Doctor]

4. How about his mental health

His illness was on display during the debate.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

26. He has Walking Psychosis. He's been powering through ever since he punched 2nd grade teacher. nt

[Third Doctor]

34. LOL!!

[viguy2016]

56. This is only a thing because he said Hillary was sick

but who really cares. Unless they are on their death bed, who cares if they have a cold.

[Wounded Bear]

78. Really?

Mr Stamina looks bad, sniffles, projects as "low energy" after saying all the same things about his opponent and it's not a story?

Nice try.

[duncang]

134. After all the shit they made out of her having pneumonia

The rw idiots do deserve hearing the same thing back. It's kind of a shame faux news isn't pushing the stupid shit they tried on Hillary there. Steve Doocey morning faux knows so much he was so interested when dipshit donnie said he was going to reveal his "physical specimen" on dr. oz. I guess he wanted to sniff it and see if he could get high or something.

[viguy2016]

140. Payback is a ...

She had a cold, he has a cold, who cares. One of the greatest Presidents in American history could not walk yet he lead us out of a depression and WWII.

[vlakitti]

92. You're really on a roll today, here!

Thanks for the laughs.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

93. Thanks! It's fun thinking them up. If I can share the mirth, great! . . . nt

[sarae]

105. bwahahaha!!!

[Lokilooney]

84. After that performance

senile dementia might not be out of the question after his response to cyber security, or he reeeeally doesn't understand the "cyber".

[hibbing]

5. Some people are saying.... n/t

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

133. BELIEVE ME....

[Kber]

6. I hope it's nothing serious

But my evil twin totally hopes he faints in public.

[rivegauche]

67. I hope it is serious. I hope he drops dead.

Not even kidding. I despise him so deeply, I want him to just keel over dead. Oh how I will laugh. I'll throw the biggest goddamned party you ever saw.

[howardmappel]

68. Don't want him dead (yet)

I don't want him to die or drop out before the election. That would allow the republicans to run Pence against Hillary, Pence would get all of Trump's voters along with a sympathy vote, but without Trump's baggage. Not good for Hillary.

Want Trump to continue making an ass of himself instead. Although hoping that he trips and falls flat on his face while walking around the stage at the next debate.

[snappyturtle]

69. I haven't posted a reply since the primaries until now. DO NOT think of yourself as special

but rather as someone who harbors hateful speech and is truly representative of being labeled deplorable. I guess it wouldn't bother you or tptb at DU were someone to say the same about Hillary. I should alert on this but I'd rather watch your future posts therefore I won't put you on ignore either.

Maybe you should look for help to learn why why dispise someone so much you want them dead.

[olddad56]

72. I would like to see him dead also. Have a nice day.

[liberalmuse]

110. Raising my hand.

He's a despicable human being, yet nice people are taken too soon from this earth. He'll live longer than Cheney, or worse, they'll both keel over on the same day and then I'll only get to celebrate once.

[rivegauche]

124. THANK YOU. nt

[SleeplessinSoCal]

74. He is running the same campaign as Adolf Hitler.

White Supremacists are infiltrating law enforcement. It isn't "poor training" killing blacks. The FBI has reported it. It's racism. The kind he stokes with birtherism and his racist dog whistles.

How much better off would the world have been had Hitler just "dropped dead" before taking power? It is a prayer, not a threat or idle wish. It is for the future of this country. Trump has unleashed violent Racism in America. He is dangerous in every way imaginable. And has a good chance to win because he read "Mein Kamf. He learned from it. He is a misogynistic racist. He is the worst of America. The absolute worst because he believes what he is and does is great. And he can be persuasive and manipulate us. The rest of the world knows and is terrified. Accept for tyrants and monsters. They welcome him with open arms.

I wish he would explode. Self combustion. Please.

[rivegauche]

138. Beautifully said. An elegant and precise post. nt

[BlueStater]

89. He's a threat to the United States. He isn't even president yet and he's ripped this country apart.

I hope he strokes out from all the hate inside of him and just dies. It wouldn't repair the massive damage he's already done, but at least it would stop him from creating any more.

[rivegauche]

137. Could not agree more. nt

[StrictlyRockers]

107. When Scalia died a few months ago...

[rivegauche]

125. Right?? that was a good day. I couldn't care less how that sounds.

I'm fucking fed up with these evil scumbags. They need to go extinct.

[rivegauche]

123. Oh SHUT UP. You don't know me.

I have a right to my opinion and to post it here. I'm not advocating violence against him. I'm a native NYer and I've hated that piece of shit my entire life. Go ahead and put me on ignore, I couldn't give less of a shit.

[winetourdriver]

80. Party

I know how you feel, I threw a party when that bastard Reagan croaked.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

94. Nope. Don't want to be Pencetrated. . . . . . nt

[cagefreesoylentgreen]

116. I don't want him dead

If he dies, then he's a martyr and the GOP gets the sympathy vote. I'd much rather have him live long enough to see his defeat and humiliation.

[rivegauche]

126. Well that's a good point.

Seeing him humiliated and losing would be delicious.

[treestar]

130. This!

Yes, seeing him lose and lose big would be the best outcome!

[Greywing]

143. And be investigaged, having to reimburse his "charity", being fined out the ying-yang

and then losing his fortune when the foreign banks call his loans due!

[TheDebbieDee]

135. But then we'd be stuck with Pence who is

100 times more evil and stupid than The Donald...

[rivegauche]

136. Yes true, but I think HRC would crush him into a fine powder. nt

[LiberalLoner]

9. LOL

Thank you for the great satire....you are awesome!

But...is trump the instrument of God, or the dick of God? Gotta wonder.

[machoneman]

15. He's the .....

azzholeof God!

Bwahahahahaha!

[msanthrope]

22. Tool of God, or just a tool? nt

[Pendrench]

30. Metatrump...the "voice of God"

Even has the same "equipment" (or lack thereof)

Tim

[NewJeffCT]

29. Republican Kevin Rennie of The Hartford Courant - "Trump's Microphone Problem?"

"It was on."

[renate]

61. :D

That's great!

[LuvLoogie]

66. OMG. That is awesome.

[llmart]

90. OMG!

That is a great line!

[GusBob]

40. If "Trump is God's instrument"

we are already being trortured

[wryter2000]

45. Welcome to DU

[Democat]

8. Hope Trump isn't seriously ill, even though it appears he might be

I wonder if he can make it to November or if he'll have to step aside before then?

[olddad56]

54. I hope he dies, for the good of the country.

[7962]

62. But then he'd be replaced by a better candidate..........

[olddad56]

70. couldn't very well be replaced by a worse candidate unless Putin just ran himself.

rather that have his surrogate Donald run.

[Ccarmona]

81. You might be on to Something

Putin is ex KGB and surely has agents here that could have slipped Trump a "virus".

[Lokilooney]

86. Then

The Republicans wouldn't vote for him, qualifications? we don't need no stinking qualifications.

[niyad]

100. welcome to du

[snappyturtle]

71. Let me introduce rivergauche up thread. You two have a lot in common.

[Old Vet]

88. Actually hoping he dies is something I would expect from republicans............

Pence would be a FAR superior foe then Trump, And I cant be behind any group that's wishing death on anybody.(At least in the world of politics)

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

10. Of course it was the microphone. It made him sniffle because

he couldn't hear his obnoxiously rude blurts even though every one of the 80 million viewers heard them.

We must remember that according to his gastro specialist, tRump is the most awesomely healthy person ever to be nominated for president.

[Botany]

11. Is this in bad taste?

[crazylikafox]

14. Thanks. I needed that.

[Botany]

19. If you can stomach it watch the video @ the link Trump sounds awful

must be the beat down HRC gave him

[womanofthehills]

52. He definitely sounds sick in the video

Can't even admit he might have a cold or "maybe" walking pneumonia.

Sure is low low key in the video - is it downer time?

[getagrip_already]

12. maybe this is his out for the next debate.....

People are saying so. Not me, but people are saying it.

[Stonepounder]

18. Many people, credible people. n/t

[msanthrope]

24. The best people. Believe me! nt

[maxsolomon]

13. thom hartman was speculating that he took Afrin for it

and it caused his "erratic" performance.

[womanofthehills]

55. Tons of pharma drugs cause the sniffles

I heard Tom say that because that was Tom's experience but I bet Trump took something quick a bit stronger.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

16. Is he so dishonest that he couldn't admit to having a cold?

Maybe.

[maxrandb]

32. Why does he always try to hide stuff like this?

Paging David Axlerod

[Buckeye_Democrat]

43. It "sounds" like a cold to me in the video from the OP's link.

It seems so WEIRD that he'd deny having a simple cold, even for Trump.

He's such a bizarre creature! I don't want him anywhere near the nuclear football!

[Foggyhill]

77. Uh, No, a cold doesn't last 5-6 weeks.

[underpants]

35. It shows weakness like how he doesn't wear eyeglasses in public

In Trump's mind he believes the Chick Norris jokes AND thinks Chuck is a Wusdie compared to him. All his children/employees tell him how right he is.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

47. Sheesh. He might really be the "emperor with no clothes."

Proudly believing the accolades for the clothes that aren't there.

[griloco]

64. The cold wouldn't admit to having him

[William Seger]

17. Ah, no cold. So it was coke, then? (nt)

[ffr]

20. Apparently some of the Polish attendees didn't care for Donald

The graffiti was written in Polish and had been sprayed on the entrance of the Northwest Side building.

Hmmm.

[BlueStater]

21. Sounds like he's "low energy".

He's doesn't have the "stamina" to be president. They might have to "prop him up" for the next debate.

[ffr]

23. Possible drug overdose after Monday's piss poor performance

And knowing Hillary will be waiting for him, ready for the next two rounds perhaps?

I could understand why he'd want to escape reality too. His stamina should carry him through.

[underpants]

38. The voice could be from his screaming and yelling

as if Monday night was anyone's fault but his own .....well, and Hillary's.

[wordpix]

118. he's a little low after that big coke high Mon. night

[Gamecock Lefty]

25. Maybe CNN will be fair and replay his sniffling 1,000 times the next few days?

[vadermike]

27. Lol

I hope this like Kennedy Nixon Nixon was ill first debate He did better not great last two debates JFK still won on the strength of that 1st debate !

[maxrandb]

28. OH NO! Hillary gave him pneumonia

that will be the next Right Wing MEME

[yellowcanine]

31. Hill coughed in his general direction and gave him pneumonia!

[reflection]

42. We've seen this phenomenon before.

[alcibiades_mystery]

33. God don't like ugly

[CarrieLynne]

36. i think they want everyone OFF the cocaine question..

so they throw out "no hes not sick" so everyone asks - is he sick? he must be cause they are denying it!

[lame54]

37. A pre-cursor to him dropping out of ass-kicking 2?

[ffr]

48. Catch 22. It reflects badly on his STAMINA if he does.

Hey, he started it!

[wryter2000]

39. Ah, sweet, sweet Schadenfreude eom

[displacedtexan]

41. There's a very good reason for the Polish graffiti...

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/08/trump-tower-was-built-on-undocumented-immigrants-backs.html

[barbtries]

44. he must really be stupid.

doesn't he know that we could also SEE him sniffing all those many times?

[TexasBushwhacker]

112. He lies when he doesn't have to

He could have said it was allergies or a cold. No biggie. But he has to lie, even though he was watched by over 80 Million people. That's just weird.

[benld74]

46. Ohhhh, hims gots a code? Meanwhile HRC had walking Pneumonia and they JUMPED on that,,,,,,

[steve2470]

49. you know, he's really stupid and overly prideful...nothing WRONG with having allergies or a cold....

or taking a medication for congestion. That's NOT in the same league as having serious cardiac problems or another potentially life-threatening illness.

Or he could be doing powder cocaine. Only Don the Con knows.

[kacekwl]

87. It has to be the best cold.

not the common kind.

[bucolic_frolic]

50. They go hand in hand

High blood pressure, sleeplessness, and circulation symptoms,
perhaps a beginning of CHF

Were the tea bags there in January?

[salin]

51. It's a media boomerang troll.

When one's own slimy behavior comes right back, in the same manner and the press picks it up and trolls with it.

[appleannie1]

53. Because we all know how loud inhaling microphones can be.

[TheCowsCameHome]

57. Maybe he doesn't have any stamina.

[ailsagirl]

58. AMEN!! n/t

[vkkv]

59. It's right along with the bizarre behavior though! nt

[turbinetree]

60. Stamina

HA, HA, HA you have no STAMINA------------got that you really are a pathological liar

What a jerk, so are blaming all 84 million + human beings that heard you makes you shiffle-----------no dumpster you even lie when you look sick and are a SERIAL ABUSER of Woman, Indigenous People, the Disabled, Blacks, Mexicans, Latino's

[Setsuna1972]

91. that's not a cld sniff

sounds more like a coacaine sniff to me ! Dude's been riding the White Pony for sure (BTW, White Pony is the slang word for cocaine, White Horse is for heroine) .

[turbinetree]

113. Didn't know

Wado..............

[Thinkingabout]

108. Trump did not have the stamina to go 90 minutes without propping up on the podium, he was

sniffing, and he lies about what happened. He has run on the stamina theme, now look who does not make the stamina test. Hey, Donald, you failed. One thing which has happened after the debate, I have not heard anything out of my RW friends about how great Donald is, Hillary kicked his butt, he is not the greatest.

[turbinetree]

115. She cleaaned his clock

I just can't imagine this hypocrite being on watch 24/7. And now Newsweek is coming out tomorrow that this "guy" broke United States Law and did business with the Cuban government when this country had an embargo, when he ran for the office, it was the opening segment on Maddow tonight.


What is the justice department going to do? And lets see what the leadership from Paul Ryan in the House and Mitch McConnell in the senate, and the entire republican establishment in Washington and elsewhere, they vilified the democrats on this for years, when it was our party that enforced the block aid.
They need to have this albatross placed right around there proverbial necks, they have been trying to have it both ways with this "guy" and now lets see what happens----------

[turbinetree]

121. She cleaned his clock

I just can't imagine this hypocrite being on watch 24/7. And now Newsweek is coming out tomorrow that this "guy" broke United States Law and did business with the Cuban government when this country had an embargo, when he ran for the office, it was the opening segment on Maddow tonight.


What is the justice department going to do? And lets see what the leadership from Paul Ryan in the House and Mitch McConnell in the senate, and the entire republican establishment in Washington and elsewhere, they vilified the democrats on this for years, when it was our party that enforced the block aid.
They need to have this albatross placed right around there proverbial necks, they have been trying to have it both ways with this "guy" and now lets see what happens----------

[Thinkingabout]

127. Electing Hillary would release the GOP from having Trump to totally destroy the GOP. Having Hillary

as president would leave the US much better.

[moosewhisperer]

63. Sounds terminal...

...the lying, that is.

[truthisfreedom]

73. Microphones don't make you sniff. Colds make you sniff. Colds and drugs.

[Chicago1980]

75. Karma can be a bitch.

[spiderpig]

76. So he can't bring himself to admit he has a cold (if that's really what it is)

I've had colds since I was one or two years old. And barely escaped one a year since. It goes with the territory of being around fellow human beings.

But then you don't see Mr. Germophobe mingling with the unwashed masses, do you? He doesn't take public transportation or go to a movie or pick up a sandwich from a food truck or fly a commercial airline. He's above all that, so he can't possibly have anything as disgustingly low-class as a COLD. That's for taxpayers.

Every day I loathe this jerk more and morel

[C_U_L8R]

79. A lot of docs are saying it might be something terminal

What's Trump hiding? Who knows.
I heard some are saying there should be serious inquiry.
Maybe Trump should drop out until there's a full diagnosis.
Goodness, he may even be contagious. Can you imagine
Trump shaking all those hands and passing on... whatever.
He could infect a whole beauty pageant or something.
We've gotta know. This is serious.

[ancianita]

82. Dude is overweight. Millions have seen him punctuate each phrase and sentence with a snort.

Denial is the last refuge of scoundrels, who are mentally unhealthy, if nothing else.

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[niyad]

101. never noticed in this pic before--does he have a sock in his pants?

[ancianita]

102. Heh heh...

[C_U_L8R]

104. Diapers

Evidently.

[niyad]

106. you nearly owed me a keyboard

[spiderpig]

141. No, he's just glad to see you.

[niyad]

142. yeccchhhhhhh

[wordpix]

119. from a woman's POV, looks-wise he's a fat ass and unappealing

yet any woman he comes in contact with has to be a slim "10" or she's fired.

[ancianita]

83. Denial of what millions saw proves he's a scoundrel with mental problems. Con is conning himself.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

85. It's peak seasonal allergy time in the Midwest

It's a combination of changing temperatures; fall flowers; and all the dust and grit kicked up into the air by harvesting.

[Kathy M]

95. Posting part of Don 's past

"FEBRUARY 16--Presidential contender Donald Trump, who has vowed to stanch the flow of narcotics and criminals entering the U.S. from Mexico, once wrote to a judge urging leniency for a friend who was convicted of distributing kilos of cocaine that had been smuggled into the country from Colombia, court records show.

In advance of Joseph Weichselbaum’s November 1987 sentencing by a U.S. District Court judge, Trump wrote that the drug trafficker was “conscientious, forthright, and diligent" and "a credit to the community.”

At the time Trump wrote his character reference letter, Weichselbaum, then in his mid-40s, was already a twice-convicted felon. In addition to his 1986 plea to federal cocaine distribution and income tax charges, "

"When Trump wrote on Weichselbaum’s behalf, the real estate developer had known the criminal for several years. Weichselbaum, seen at left, was general manager of a helicopter company that shuttled high rollers for Trump to the tycoon’s Atlantic City casinos, business that was worth about $2 million annually. Weichselbaum’s firm also maintained, stored, and provided pilots for Trump’s personal $10 million Super Puma helicopter.

[Another felon with whom Trump was friendly was also in the helicopter business. John Staluppi, a Colombo crime family member, was an owner of Dillinger Charter Services, which flew gamblers into Atlantic City on behalf of Trump and other casino licensees "

When Trump wrote on Weichselbaum’s behalf, the real estate developer had known the criminal for several years. Weichselbaum, seen at left, was general manager of a helicopter company that shuttled high rollers for Trump to the tycoon’s Atlantic City casinos, business that was worth about $2 million annually. Weichselbaum’s firm also maintained, stored, and provided pilots for Trump’s personal $10 million Super Puma helicopter.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/celebrity/the-donald-and-the-dealer-173892

[niyad]

103. would you please post this as its own OP, for greater visibility, and so we can rec it?

[Kathy M]

114. OK

[wordpix]

120. hmmm...friends with a felon who's a coke dealer, owns a helicopter company...sniff!

I would not doubt that Don the Con was/is involved in the international coke trade with this buddy. David Farenthold should know this.

[Kathy M]

144. I emailed him the above article and another from the smoing gun .

Have signed up to twitter , only been on it a couple times

[azureblue]

96. Binge crash

too much blow the night before...

[Rex]

97. Oh how the worm turns!

[Javaman]

98. here comes his excuse for not being in the next debate. nt

[onenote]

99. Nopef

First, the next debate isn't for 11 days. Second his ego won't let him skip it

[lastlib]

111. "In other news, Kremlin denies Andropov has a cold...."

"He's DEAD, Jim."

[jcgoldie]

117. No Stamina

[randome]

122. Bomb the fuck out of those germs, Donald! DO IT NOW!

Or, you know, maybe give Meredith McIver 30 days to come up with a plan.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]I'm always right. When I'm wrong I admit it.
So then I'm right about being wrong.[/center][/font][hr]

[Doreen]

128. Bring his own

He can bring his own microphone that doesn't sniffle.

[randome]

129. "I'd not zick, i jus want mu blankie."

[hr][font color="blue"][center]I'm always right. When I'm wrong I admit it.
So then I'm right about being wrong.[/center][/font][hr]

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

132. If there is a GOD, may karmic justice fall down on this asshole like rain!

[democrattotheend]

139. Why is he campaigning in Chicago?

There was a poll last week that showed Illinois within 6. Maybe he actually thinks he has a shot there.