Trump Turns 80, Stages MMA Spectacle as 6 in 10 Americans Question His Stamina
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 14
Trump Turns 80, Stages MMA Spectacle as 6 in 10 Americans Question His Stamina
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 14
Summary
An 80th-birthday South Lawn MMA event and an overnight flight to a France summit underscore Trump’s push to project nonstop energy as age questions intensify.
His aides and allies are countering fresh scrutiny after Trump appeared to doze at a New York Knicks game and briefly closed his eyes during a June 4 Oval Office event.
A February Reuters/Ipsos poll found nearly 60% of Americans think Trump is growing more erratic, adding public-opinion pressure to the visual signs of aging.
The issue now shadows Trump’s second-term image as he enters his ninth decade, even as he keeps a late-night posting schedule and a highly unstructured workday.