Trump Is Using A Viral James Talarico Conspiracy Theory To Make A Wild Claim About His Own Health

President Donald Trump connected Tuesday claimed during a code successful Alaska that helium has ne'er had the flu, adjacent though the chances of that being existent are slim.

Despite the claims being debunked, Trump seemed to privation to inject caller beingness into conspiracy theories.

“What the hellhole happened to him for 14 days?” Trump asked, adjacent though Talarico was reportedly disconnected the run way for 9 days. “What happened? Tala-freako. What happened to him? He said helium had the flu for 12 to 14 days. I ne'er had the flu for 14 days. Actually, I ne'er had the flu. How fortunate americium I?”

A study released successful 2015 that took humor samples from volunteers 7 to 81 years aged determined that children got the flu each different twelvemonth connected mean but aft property 30 the complaint declined to doubly a decade. In addition, 8% of radical who really person had the influenza microorganism did not acquisition symptoms, according to a study cited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flu vaccines were available to civilians successful 1946, the twelvemonth Trump was born, which could alteration terrible symptoms.

The president’s weight, bruised hands, swollen ankles and evident penchant for nodding disconnected person generated concern, the Washington Post noted. But helium declared himself successful cleanable wellness aft his carnal exam successful May.

Trump contracted COVID-19 during the pandemic and faced superior consequences that were not publically acknowledged astatine the time, the New York Times reported successful February 2021.

This nonfiction primitively appeared connected HuffPost.