{"id":280659,"date":"2025-10-06T01:18:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T01:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/280659\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T01:18:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T01:18:11","slug":"trumps-texts-to-cnn-host-renew-health-speculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/280659\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Texts to CNN Host Renew Health Speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/donald-j-trump\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/donald-j-trump\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/donald-j-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> has sparked a fresh frenzy about his health after giving a very unorthodox CNN interview. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 79-year-old president gave an exclusive interview to State of the Union host <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/jake-tapper\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/jake-tapper\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keyword\/jake-tapper\/\">Jake Tapper<\/a> Sunday, but bizarrely texted his answers in at an unspecified time before the show rather than speaking in person or calling.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Trump's texted CNN interview.\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2JCMX3GPM5GBFEWOEO4RJ4FAXY.png\"  width=\"800\" height=\"449\"\/>Trump spoke to Jake Tapper on CNN, but opted for text over a more traditional format. CNN <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In his interview, graphics of Trump\u2019s texts were shown on screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The president spoke of his <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/president-donald-trump-held-secret-summit-with-world-leaders-after-israel-strike-on-qatar\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/president-donald-trump-held-secret-summit-with-world-leaders-after-israel-strike-on-qatar\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/president-donald-trump-held-secret-summit-with-world-leaders-after-israel-strike-on-qatar\/\">hopes for peace in the Gaza-Israel conflict<\/a>, and promised \u201ccomplete obliteration\u201d of Hamas if they didn\u2019t agree to return hostages.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Donald Trump\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FOEA7FOFNZFDJMLG4IC4SISDZE.png\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>Photo Illustration by Eric Faison\/The Daily Beast\/Getty Images <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">On X, however, CNN viewers speculated that Trump turned to his keyboard to avoid being seen\u2014if it was even him sending the texts at all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">One person wrote: \u201c\u2018Texted\u2019\u2026 \u2018Proof of life\u2019?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How do you know that was from today? Trump couldn\u2019t even do a telephone interview with Jake Tapper and had to resort to doing it by text message which seems to indicate he\u2019s not capable of playing golf today.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Conte (@Conte13V) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Conte13V\/status\/1974830858952642623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cHasn\u2019t been seen since Tuesday maybe mention that,\u201d said a second.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s last public appearance was on Tuesday. Though JD Vance posted a photo of the former president and Melania dining with him and wife Usha privately on Friday, social media users speculated that Trump is hiding from the public over rumors of failing health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Responding to a clip of Trump apparently golfing over the weekend, another X user questioned: \u201cHow do you know that was from today? Trump couldn\u2019t even do a telephone interview with Jake Tapper and had to resort to doing it by text message which seems to indicate he\u2019s not capable of playing golf today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/x.com\/Conte13V\/status\/1974823634356048031&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Conte13V\/status\/1974823634356048031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Conte13V\/status\/1974823634356048031\">second post<\/a> from the same user read: \u201cCNN announces that Jake Tapper has interviewed Trump about the Gaza deal\u2026 The show opens and Tapper says the interview was via text message! <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Usha Vance, JD Vance, Donald Trump, and Melania Trump.\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IGSECLDCBVEHPBXHBDTAPP2OKU.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>The president was last seen in public Tuesday, but JD Vance celebrated having the Trumps over for dinner Friday. Pool\/Getty Images <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWhat is wrong with Donald Trump so that he is not able to even do a telephone interview?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Another watcher wrote: \u201cThis wasn\u2019t an interview\u2026 It was SOMEONE texting Jake Tapper and how does anyone know if it really was Trump.. WTF is wrong with him that he can\u2019t even use a phone to talk. Is he too busy golfing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cAnyone could have answered those questions for him. How does Tapper even ensure that was trump? That was pathetic,\u201d said a fifth.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"President Donald Trump walks toward members of the media before answering questions while departing the White House on September 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2RPYIE67UJB77A5ZF6JU6BS5O4.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Despite growing rumors, the White House has remained tight-lipped about Trump&#8217;s health status. Win McNamee\/Getty Images <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The White House did not immediately respond to request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Despite months of speculation, Trump hasn\u2019t openly addressed concerns for his health beyond his confirmed struggles with chronic venous insufficiency, which is the cause of his swollen ankles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Trump at times has appeared to struggle to walk <a onclick=\"_sendArticleBodyInlineLinkClickAnalytics(&#039;https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/white-house-calls-trumps-wildly-veering-walk-perfect\/&#039;)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/white-house-calls-trumps-wildly-veering-walk-perfect\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/white-house-calls-trumps-wildly-veering-walk-perfect\/\" target=\"_blank\">in a straight line<\/a>, including during his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 15. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Over Labor Day weekend, Trump\u2019s sudden disappearance from public view sent health rumors spiraling\u2014at one point even sparking wild claims that he had died.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Donald Trump has sparked a fresh frenzy about his health after giving a very unorthodox CNN interview. 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