Garrett Graff Thinks the Press Should Be Taking Trump’s Health Much More Seriously
The Kicker10 Sep 2025

Garrett Graff Thinks the Press Should Be Taking Trump’s Health Much More Seriously

Last week, as DC reporters were patting themselves on the back for not falling for internet falsehoods claiming that Donald Trump had secretly died, Garrett Graff wrote an essay on his blog, Doomsday Scenario, saying, “It’s time to have a serious conversation about Trump’s health.” Graff is an author and historian who’s spent more than two decades covering American politics—more recently he’s written a series of oral histories on major world events, and hosted a critically acclaimed podcast s...

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