Overview

• Video from the Pentagon ceremony showed the right side of the president’s face appearing to droop, prompting online claims of a possible stroke or transient ischemic attack.
• As of Friday, multiple outlets reported no specific White House comment addressing the facial asymmetry seen at the event.
• Prior letters from the White House physician attributed hand bruising to handshaking and aspirin use, documented chronic venous insufficiency after vascular testing, and stated the president remains in excellent health.
• Coverage noted he did not display the same droop during later appearances at Yankee Stadium and on Fox & Friends.
• At the memorial, Trump paid tribute to Charlie Kirk and said he would posthumously award him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.