The President of the United States has cankles. The condition, known as chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), just means his veins aren’t working great. It’s common, particularly among the elderly—a population group which includes our nearly 80-year-old POTUS.
Of all the things likely to kill a man of Trump’s age and apparent girth, medical professionals seem to think CVI isn’t high on the list. Still, the condition is yet another data point highlighting the decline of the Donald.
Of late, we’ve seen him fall asleep in public on multiple occasions, fail to spot people sitting in the same room with him, confuse his facts and generally act like a man past his personal “sell by” date.
Physical and mental health, of course, should never be diagnosed by a basic cable comedian such as myself