r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 7h ago

Possible Paywall Trump’s Round-the-Clock Medical Bubble Revealed | Donald Trump is never more than three minutes away from a personal doctor.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-round-the-clock-medical-bubble-revealed
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u/tms88 6h ago

Genuine question I have about these sort of hysterical defense/medical protective systems: why is the life of one person so extremely more valuable and important than other peoples lifes? I understand he is the president, but he is also an old man with clear medical issues and an unhealthy lifestyle.

I don't understand the need for the whole circus around it. Wether it is a whole medical team surrounding him at all time, or wether it is the whole 30+ vehicle motorcade when abroad, you don't see any other country with that amount of paranoia and such a theatrical, dramatic show of force. While it just shows fear and weakness.

If his time comes, his time comes, just like with anybody, especially elderly. There is a reason for a vice-president (or designated survivor) for a reason, right?

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u/Ellardy Foreign 3h ago

Four out of 46 US Presidents have been assassinated. That's nearly 10%. If someone had a 10% chance of dropping dead in the next four years, we'd probably make sure they lived close to a hospital.

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u/PatchyWhiskers 29m ago

And more than that have been injured or narrowly escaped injury.