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Known looker Trump calls journalist ‘ugly’ in latest tantrum

Donald Trump is the oldest man to have ever been US president. The fact that he occupies a high-pressure position while being so old may explain why he keeps having temper tantrums. One case in point is:

It could — on the other hand — just be his rancid personality.

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His history of childish outbursts fits into a broader pattern of reactivity to any ounce of criticism or challenge. The latest incident seems to be more of the same.

Either way, Trump really doesn’t like people suggesting he’s old and tired. Here’s what Katie Rogers wrote about Trump earlier this week, prompting his recent meltdown:

nearly a year into his second term, Americans see Mr. Trump less than they used to, according to a New York Times analysis of his schedule. Mr. Trump has fewer public events on his schedule and is traveling domestically much less than he did by this point during his first year in office, in 2017, although he is taking more foreign trips.

He also keeps a shorter public schedule than he used to. Most of his public appearances fall between noon and 5 p.m., on average.

And when he is in public, occasionally, his battery shows signs of wear. During an Oval Office event that began around noon on Nov. 6, Mr. Trump sat behind his desk for about 20 minutes as executives standing around him talked about weight-loss drugs.

At one point, Mr. Trump’s eyelids drooped until his eyes were almost closed, and he appeared to doze on and off for several seconds. At another point, he opened his eyes and looked toward a line of journalists watching him. He stood up only after a guest who was standing near him fainted and collapsed.

To add insult to injury, the piece included a close up video of Trump falling asleep in the Oval Office. It also drew attention to his health:

Many of the facts that concerned critics about Mr. Trump’s physical health during his first term are present now. He does not get regular exercise, in part because he has a long-held theory that people are born with a finite amount of energy and that vigorous activity can deplete that reserve, like a battery. He enjoys red meat and is known to eat McDonald’s by the sackful.

Notably, this is a lot more polite than much of the online speculation about what’s going on with Trump:


We should note that Rogers wasn’t the only author of this piece, but is the only female journalist attached to it. As such, people have labelled it as another example of the president’s sexism:

While we can’t conclusively blame Trump’s outbursts on his age, the US could avoid the speculation entirely by implementing a mandatory retirement age for politicians.

Featured image via the Times

By Willem Moore

This post was originally published on Canary.