US President Donald Trump swept aside rumors on Tuesday September 1 that he suffered from a series of "
mini-strokes
"
last November
that would have forced him to hospitalization.
The surprise visit of the head of state in his seventies to Walter Reed's military hospital at the time provoked speculation about his state of health, denied by the White House doctor.
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In a book published Tuesday, a New York Times reporter assures us that during this medical visit, Vice President Mike Pence, first in line with the president, "
stood ready
" in case Donald Trump "
needed
"
to be anesthetized for an operation
”.
The revelations sparked a series of rumors on social media about alleged stroke the president suffered, but which are not corroborated in the journalist's book.
“
It never stops!
They are now trying to say that your favorite president was at Walter Reed hospital for suffering from a series of mini-strokes,
”Donald Trump denounced on Twitter, claiming to be the victim of false news.
“
Perhaps they are referring to another candidate, from another party!
», Also launched the president, in allusion to his democratic rival Joe Biden, also septuagenarian.
"
The book says nothing about mini-strokes,
" retorted Michael Schmidt, author of "
Donald Trump v.
The United States: Inside the Struggle to Stop a President
”.
At the time, the White House doctor issued a statement saying that "
despite some speculation
" Mr. Trump had not experienced chest pain, which may be a sign of heart problems, and had not been diagnosed or treated for "
urgent or acute
"
problems
.
