President Donald Trump seems to be under a lot of stress between the war and his Washington makeover.
The 80-year-old maintains a travel schedule that would exhaust many people half his age. He insists he has the stamina for the job.
But recent appearances have fueled fresh speculation about whether he’s hiding something more serious about his health.
New footage of Trump getting ready to board Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey hit the internet over the weekend.
Eagle-eyed viewers were more focused on his physical state, pointing to his weight gain in recent months.
After an outing at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey, Trump prepared to fly back to Washington.
Viewers noticed his weight gain as he boarded Marine One, dressed in a dark suit and blue tie.
He had a female aide accompany him to the helicopter door and seemed confused about where he was.
“He didn’t know which way to go once inside,” one observer noticed. Another said, “He really had to hoist himself up to those stairs, didn’t he?”
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In a deeply awkward sequence filmed on the tarmac, Trump descended the steps of Marine One looking visibly defeated. Eyes quickly shifted from his walk to the buttons on his suit.
Footage shows the president fighting with his suit jacket, trying multiple times to pull it down before settling on the fastened middle button that appeared on the verge of snapping.
To make matters worse, a sudden gust of air parted his famous hair, revealing a gaping bald spot and heavily thinned locks. Trump has tried to hide this secret from the world by covering it with a hat on many occasions.
Struggling to maintain his usual bravado, Trump gave a sluggish, half-hearted salute to the cameras before dragging his feet toward Air Force One, fully aware that all eyes were on the humiliating slip-up.
“Holy s–t. Trump’s entire head of hair nearly walked off his head with the wind,” wrote one X user.
The tongue-in-cheek message continued, “He would absolutely HATE if this was shared right now across the internet. You know what to do.”
Unsurprisingly, the video of Trump’s tight suit and mussed hair quickly spread across the internet. Trolls seized on the cringeworthy moment to mock the POTUS.
The divisive political figurehead was given a new nickname when one poster replied, “Hair Force 1.” A second person simply expressed, “YEECH!”
Trump’s noticeably hefty frame, tweeting, “His suit jacket button is holding on for dear life. Notice he hits his leg twice.”
“You can hear that button screaming as it tries to hold in his fat gut,” quipped another jokester.
One sarcastic commenter added, “Jacket doesn’t fit his a–, barely can walk down stairs, hair blowing off his head, but he ‘won’ his golf tournament.”
Trump’s trip to his New Jersey club included announcing he took home the Senior and Super Senior championships at his Bedminster club.
His visit sparked accusations that he reaches the truth when it comes to his golf game and his weight.
In May, Trump underwent a medical examination during a visit to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland.
A memo summarizing the exam from Dr. Sean Barbabella listed the president at 6 feet 3 and 238 pounds.
But in recent months, Trump has been seen with tighter clothing and a swollen look that has some convinced he put on at least 30 lbs.
The image to the left was Trump, yesterday. Top right is from about 2 weeks ago on June 14. The bottom right is from May 4. He looks like he’s gained at least 30 lbs. in just 2 months, likely more. It’s criminal that we can all see what’s happening, and the press are silence. pic.twitter.com/YHkv6cnqg1
— Hey, Dave! (@davegreenidge57) July 2, 2026
The contrast compared to six months ago is alarming considering doctors claimed he was in “excellent health.”
Barbabella maintained Trump was healthy enough to carry out the duties of the presidency.
Like with the current physician to the president’s tactful recommendation, many non-medical observers believe that the president should probably shed some pounds.
Combine obesity concerns with a chronic venous insufficiency diagnosis, constant daytime napping, regularly bruised hands, rambling speeches, and difficulty walking down steps, and it is clear Trump will not be able to escape scrutiny over his possible mental and physical decline.
