Overview
- Posting on Truth Social, Trump called the article defamatory, labeled the newspaper an enemy of the people, and insulted coauthor Katie Rogers.
- He asserted he recently passed a physical exam and a comprehensive cognitive test, rejecting claims he is losing energy.
- The Times analysis by Katie Rogers and Dylan Freedman tallied 1,029 official appearances this year versus 1,688 in the comparable period of his first term, a 39% decline.
- The report cited a Nov. 6 Oval Office event where Trump appeared to doze briefly and found his scheduled events now begin later in the day.
- The Times defended its coverage as first-hand and accurate as the White House pointed to prior disclosures of excellent health and chronic venous insufficiency without releasing new independent medical documentation.