JD Vance prepares to be president but says Trump in 'Physical Health'
Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive interview that President Donald Trump said in a “good health”.
WASHINGTON – Vice President JD Vance first walked into the Oval Office and noticed the curtains (“dark and dark”) – but insisted that he was not measuring for future turning points.
“I've received a lot of good on-the-job training over the past 200 days,” Vance said in an exclusive interview on August 27.
After all, his boss is the oldest man to be sworn in as president of the United States. President Donald Trump was only 78 when he started his second term.
“The president is a very good physical health,” Vance said. “His energy is incredible.”
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JD Vance in 200 days of “on-service training”
JD Vance sat down for an exclusive interview with White House correspondent Francesca Chambers, discussing his first 200 days as vice president.
The extensive interviews covered topics, including his involvement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Taylor Swift-Swift-Travis Kelce, and the president’s controversial efforts to expel the Fed’s governor.
While Democrats, even his own main rival, Nikki Haley, raised a Trump age question in his presidential campaign (Haley’s campaign released a campaign ad titled “Grumpy Old Man” that brought both former presidents Joe Biden and Trump to both Joe Biden and Trump), concerns have been created in recent months about Trump’s health.
The White House announced in July that Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a common venous condition after images of the president showed swelling in his calf.
White House doctor Sean Barbabella described the condition as “benevolent and common” in the memo, saying they “complied with the mild soft tissue stimulation that often shakes hands.”
Vance, who longs for a positive view of the boss’ health, said Trump retained the longest hours of work, even though most people who work with the president are younger than him.
“He was the last person to call at night, he was the first person to wake up and the first person to call in the morning,” he said.
Trump was the target of two assassinations last year while serving as presidential candidate.
In July 2024, Trump was shot by a 20-year-old gunman at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The bullet hit and injured the upper part of the right ear. A few days later, Trump wore a large bandage in his ear while accepting his party’s presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention.
In September, a Secret Service agent helped stop a second assassination attempt and found a man hiding in a bush near Trump Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida.
“Yes, a terrible tragedy happened,” Vance said. “But I am very confident that the President of the United States is in good condition and will serve the rest of his term and do great things for the American people.
He added: “If God forbids it, it's a terrible tragedy and I can't think of a better on-the-job training than the last 200 days.”
Francesca Chambers and Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy is a White House reporter for USA Today.