Bulwark Takes Trump’s Health Claims Are Getting Embarrassing (w/ Ben Terris)
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Jan 27, 2026 
Ben Terris, Washington correspondent and feature writer for New York Magazine, discusses reporting on Trump's health and White House messaging. He recounts the Walter Reed imaging visit and odd explanations for bruised hands. They explore doctors arriving with talking points, rumors around catheters and MRIs, and efforts to manage the president's aging image.
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Surprise Oval Office Doctor Meeting
- Ben Terris was surprised to find doctors present when he interviewed Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
- Trump angrily discussed a recent imaging test and pointed at his doctors to explain it.
Government Echoes The President's Narrative
- Terris frames the story as about both Trump's health and the government's
Imaging Called 'Stupidest Thing'
- Trump called the abdominal imaging