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Heavy makeup and heavy food: Trump's 80th reveals troubling signs at birthday bash
The Birthday Menu as Political PhilosophyThe Short VersionTrump’s 80th birthday dinner, as described in the source, was a lavish spread of fatty comfort food served against a backdrop of recurring public concern about his health. The same report notes that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now his health secretary, had reportedly urged him to eat better and failed, while Trump’s visible bruising, makeup, slurring, fatigue, and possible cognitive decline have become recurring public talking points.Power Eats FirstThe real institutional power in this story sits with Trump. He is the president, the center…
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