Trump reveals a congressman's diagnosis: "Terminally ill, could die by June. I need his vote."
A snarl of embarrassment during a White House press conference. The speaker tries to stop him ("OK, it wasn't public"), but Donald continues: "Serious heart problem."(Handle)
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Donald Trump is no stranger to flights of fancy during events and press conferences, capable as he is of changing tone and subject in a matter of seconds, from the war in Iran to the stucco of the Kennedy Center.
But during his final speech, he stunned reporters. Jumping from one topic to another, Trump revealed to the world the terminal illness diagnosis of Republican congressman Neal Dunn, who had not disclosed his health conditions .
“He had a serious heart problem, he would have been dead by June ,” he said, causing embarrassment to the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson sitting next to him at the White House (“Okay, it wasn't public”) .
“Thanks to my intervention,” Trump explained, “he underwent surgery, and now he has a chance of living.”
An embarrassing moment that went viral on the web. It's not a gaffe; Trump made it clear. Because beyond the human factor, the Dunn affair has significant political implications, given the very slim majority Republicans hold in the House, 218 members to 214. And the president said it bluntly: "First, it's a blow because I like Dunn. Second, it's a blow because I need his vote."
(Unioneonline)