{"id":16460,"date":"2018-01-17T00:04:49","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T05:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/bristolpalin\/?p=16460"},"modified":"2018-01-26T15:56:41","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T20:56:41","slug":"weighs-much-trumps-medical-exam-made-media-girthers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/bristolpalin\/2018\/01\/weighs-much-trumps-medical-exam-made-media-girthers\/","title":{"rendered":"He Weighs HOW Much? Why Trump’s Medical Exam Made the Media into ‘Girthers’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Did you know when you become President that the whole world will get to see your medical information \u2014 including your weight?\u00a0 Well, that\u2019s what happened today when President Donald Trump\u2019s doctor gave him a four hour exam. \u00a0Guess what? He\u2019s in great health.<\/span>
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Oh, and he weighs 239 pounds.<\/p>\n

Immediately, the media went nuts.\u00a0 They apparently believed he would weigh more than that, or that his health would be horrible because he ordered a hamburger in China or something. Instapundit<\/em><\/a> wrote, \u201cAs Rich Weinstein emails, \u2018The left questioning Trump medical report should forever be known as \u2018girthers.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Ha!<\/p>\n

The White House doctor fielded all kinds of questions\u2026\u00a0 and even handled questions about his mental fitness adeptly too<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Yet, it was the persistent questioning about Trump\u2019s mental health that Jackson handled most effectively. The admiral showed no signs of being pressured into his answers and had no doubts in his delivery. Specifically ruling out any pressure or privacy concerns from Trump, he affirmed that the president is in \u201cexcellent condition\u201d and \u201cis mentally very sharp.\u201d Jackson referenced Trump\u2019s 30 out of 30 result on a commonly-applied cognitive test that is used by psychiatrists across the nation to indicate possible mental illness.<\/p>\n

What does this mean?<\/p>\n

Well, put simply, that Jackson has no qualms qualifying the president as \u201cfit for duty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indeed, to the chagrin of much of the press corps, Jackson seemed medically wowed by Trump\u2019s health. The former \u201cApprentice\u201d host, he said, \u201chas as a very unique ability to just get up in the morning and reset.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019ll guess you\u2019ll have to try again, media.\u00a0 The President is in great health.\u00a0 And his mind is sharp\u2026\u00a0 yes, even if he says things you don\u2019t agree with.\u00a0 Deal with it.<\/p>\n

Watch the press conference<\/a> about his health \u2014 and you\u2019ll get a laugh out of the media absolutely going nuts over the doctor\u2019s report.<\/p>\n

Image Credit: Gage Skidmore<\/a> on Flickr<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Hat Tip: Instapundit<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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