Trump denies 'series of mini-strokes'

September 02, 2020 00:12

After it was reported that Mike Pence was put on standby to take over the powers of the presidency temporarily if Donald Trump had needed to be anesthetised during a surprise hospital visit last November, the US president was moved to tweet a denial that he suffered a series of mini-strokes.

Previous speculation around the visit has centered on whether the US president had a heart attack, which Trump has denied.

On Tuesday, he wrote: It never ends! Now they are trying to say that your favourite president, me, went to Walter Reed medical center, having suffered a series of mini-strokes.

Citing three anonymous sources, the novelist and anti-Trump campaigner Don Winslow has said he has been told Trump suffered a series of strokes.

Dr Sean Conley, Trumps physician, said in a statement the president had not experienced nor been evaluated for a cerebrovascular accident (stroke), transient ischemic attack (mini stroke) or any acute cardiovascular emergencies.

Trump also wrote: Never happened to THIS candidate FAKE NEWS. Perhaps they are referring to another candidate from another party!

The US president, who is 74, has consistently accused Joe Biden, his 77-year-old opponent in this years election, of mental frailties related to his age. But the presidents own mental health has also been widely questioned, in light of slips while reading teleprompter speeches and uncertain movements in public.

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