Donald Trump's Health Is Under The Microscope Yet Again After New York Times Report On His Age

"Who's in the best shape? Who's the healthiest? Who's the strongest? Who's the best physical specimen of the three?" shouted Donald Trump in May 2025 (via Republic World on YouTube). He was loudly telling a story about his physician, Ronny Jackson, who also oversaw the health of former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush. Trump claimed the physician answered, "Well, that's easy: President Donald Trump." That same exaggerated framing of Trump's health has been heard time and time again as the White House continues to insist Trump is in excellent, healthy condition — even after the president's mysterious MRI. However, a New York Times piece from November 2025 is once again placing the real estate mogul's health under a microscope.

According to the investigative report, the president's schedule contains warning signs that may indicate Trump's health is on the decline. In his first year as president back in 2017, Trump's event schedule had an average start time of 10:31 a.m., which is much earlier than his average start of 12:08 p.m. in 2025. 

In addition to his later start throughout the day, there has also been a significant decrease in his official appearances. In 2017, the president conducted 1,688 public appearances. The number has decreased by 39% in his second term, with only 1,029 official events since his inauguration in January 2025. As the New York Times report suggests, these changes to the president's schedule may be a result of the effects age is having on Trump.

After the report came out suggesting Donald Trump is losing energy as he ages, the president hit back at the claims in a Truth Social post. "There will be a day when I run low on Energy, it happens to everyone," he wrote near the end of his long social media post, adding, "but with a PERFECT PHYSICAL EXAM AND A COMPREHENSIVE COGNITIVE TEST ("That was aced") JUST RECENTLY TAKEN, it certainly is not now!" However, the New York Times questioned more than just the president's energy. 

Trump's daily diet has been criticized for its lack of nutrition and his proclivity toward fast food, which goes beyond an occasional or even weekly order at the drive-thru. His former campaign advisor, Corey Lewandowski, claimed that the president's private jet was always stocked with McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken. Combined with his disinterest in physical exercise, Trump's lifestyle threatens to compromise his health as the years go by.

The bottom line is that Trump's hyperbolic efforts to push the image of perfect health and peak physical form do little to quiet the ongoing speculation of his alleged failing health. This has been a continued issue of great interest to the public throughout the first year of his second term, especially given the reports of covered-up bruises, slurred speech, and falling asleep in the Oval Office. After this new report, it's likely to remain a top story.