Joy Reid wants the media to get real about the state of President Donald Trump’s health.
The fiery political commentator grew exasperated in a Tuesday interview with her fellow MSNBC alum Katie Phang as they discussed signs that Trump, 79, may not be in the best shape.
“Now we come up with the oldest president in U.S. history, somebody whose ankles are swollen to the size of elephant legs, someone who does not seem well,” she told Phang. “He seems to forget the names of people who are sitting right in front of him. He doesn’t seem fully aware of his surroundings at all times. But the mainstream media is like, ‘He seems fine to us.’”
Reid was likely referring to multiple sightings of the president’s cankles and his recent mental gaffes, including looking around a table for a world leader