Published 12:35 IST, June 14th 2020
Trump struggles to lift glass of water with right arm, uses left too; video sparks concern
During his speech at the US Military Academy on Saturday, US President Donald Trump was seen struggling to lift a glass of water with his right arm
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During his speech at US Military Acemy on Saturday, US President Donald Trump was seen struggling to lift a glass of water with his right arm. While US President mand to pick up glass of water, he found it visibly difficult to lift it up to his mouth, after which he took aid of his left hand to propel it urds. video which has been widely circulating over social media has raised questions about Trump's health again.
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Trump's unsteiness with a glass of water was followed by his unsteiness as he walked down a set of stairs after concluding his speech to gruates of Army college. This comes days after Trump was seen unable to stand still during a Memorial Day visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. Widely-circulating videos showed US President swaying in front of Tomb of Unkwn Soldier during national anm.
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While some suggested that this could be due to his exhaustion of touring states ahe of upcoming elections, ors felt that something was 'seriously wrong', especially since re h t been an annual report on his health this year. Dr. Bandy Lee, a Yale psychiatrist took to twitter to analyse se physical patterns suggesting that se could be a 'neurological sign' that was concerning eugh to require a brain scan.
" uneven gait is something I have remarked at least since his fall visit to Walter Reed, and a forward-leaning posture is associated with difficulty holding a cup. te that re has t been an annual report on his health this year," she said.
While Trump insists that he is in perfect health and good shape for his , reports suggest that White House medical team has been monitoring Trump's heart rhythms, and has conducted at least one electrocardiogram, to watch for potential side effects from when he self-medicated and took a two-week course of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to prevent himself from encountering Coronavirus disease. status of HCQ is disputed, and Trump is most high-profile person to mit to taking it.
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12:35 IST, June 14th 2020