Trump shocks with admission to medical habit said to be 'putting his life at risk’

Systemic Error Podcast · Oct 5, 2026 · 4m

What happened

RawStory reports that President Donald Trump told an October 4, 2026, rally at Butler High School in Vandalia, Ohio, that he takes a large Bayer aspirin every day despite doctors advising him to use a smaller dose. Trump described the habit as psychologically reassuring, said he did not know whether it worked, and argued that 35 years without an apparent problem justified continuing it.

Journalist and lawyer John Aravosis claimed Trump was endangering himself and his supporters by publicizing the practice. Liberal podcaster Joanne Carducci responded that she favored Trump…