"The Washington Roundtable discusses President Donald Trump's health and the signs of his age-related decline: a noticeably reduced work schedule, fewer public appearances, and more rambling, profanity-laden outbursts. The panel examines how this undermines Trump's self-styled image of strength and vigor, what lessons about aging Presidents can be drawn from the Biden and Reagan Administrations, and why America may be facing what scholars refer to as the "Bad Emperor" problem in Chinese history."
"Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen to receive our twice-weekly News & Politics newsletter. The Washington Roundtable discusses President Donald Trump's health and the signs of his age-related decline: a noticeably reduced work schedule, fewer public appearances, and more rambling, profanity-laden outbursts. "When strongmen get weak, watch out," the staff writer Jane Mayer says."
President Donald Trump shows multiple signs of age-related decline, including a noticeably reduced work schedule, fewer public appearances, and more rambling, profanity-laden outbursts. Those changes undermine the self-styled image of strength and vigor that previously defined his political persona. Comparisons to other presidencies highlight how aging leaders can alter governance and public perception, with lessons drawn from the Biden and Reagan administrations. Scholars invoke the historical "Bad Emperor" problem to describe risks when strongmen weaken. The warning is that diminished capacity in a dominant leader can produce unstable or dangerous political consequences.
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