Donald Trump has confirmed that he wore compression socks to treat his cankles amid growing scrutiny over his health as America’s oldest president.
In an explosive interview about his medical treatments, Trump also admitted that he applies makeup to his hands, saying that the large daily dose of aspirin he takes to thin his blood causes them to bruise easily.
The Daily Beast has led the way in reporting on Trump’s efforts to hide his swollen ankles and the globs of makeup on his hands. Other media outlets largely ignored these issues, and the president and his inner circle have adamantly denied that he had any problems.
But in an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, Trump said he wore medical compression socks to help with swelling in his ankles.
Teaching critical thinking is really a “childhood only” thing, it’s very hard to get that into people after their minds are set and there are fallacies at work keeping them attached to their opinions.
Growing up in the 90s, we had classes in “media consumption” that taught you how to examine the claims made and the sources behind them. Rule #1 - news should be dispassionate, if you’re hearing something passionate, it’s not news.
Looking back I realize our teachers saw the information wars coming, and decided to do something about it. Sadly my parents never got this education and so every Facebook meme is true in their eyes.
Brain plasiticy doesn’t come into play until the mid to late 60s…
It’s why it’s acceptable to give up on a 70 year old boomer, but not really anyone else.
There’s a concerning amount of accounts arguing we need to write off teenagers that were dumb enough to vote trump before their brains have even finished developing.
Point being, giving up on voters is only good for a very small demographic.