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Deadline: White House

"Is he unwell?"

Deadline: White House

Nicolle Wallace, MS NOW

Politics, News, Ms Now, Government, Nicolle Wallace, Daily News, Msnbc, Versant, The White House, Washington Dc

4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Nicolle Wallace on Trump's rambling speech to military brass, with his low energy demeanor raising questions about his wellbeing.

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0:00.0

I don't know if you noticed how he was walking there, but that shamble up to the mic,

0:07.9

but it was about as high as his energy got for the whole day.

0:11.7

The president is so anti-woke, he's barely conscious.

0:18.1

Hi again, everybody.

0:19.5

It's 5 o'clock in New York.

0:20.9

Partially shadowed by Donald Trump's outrageous statements to several hundred generals from all over the world gathered in Washington yesterday

0:30.2

that he wanted to use U.S. cities as training grounds, his words for the military, was his striking low energy and rambling during his

0:40.7

hour-plus speech. From the New York Times reporting on yesterday's address, quote,

0:45.4

for a 79-year-old, he's often shown a great deal of energy, but he seemed a bit sapped Tuesday.

0:51.7

As his remarks went on and on, his voice took on a more monotonous quality. A day earlier

0:56.8

when he spoke at the White House while standing beside Mr. Netanyahu, Trump sounded out of breath

1:02.1

at times, end quote. And from the Washington Post, quote, Trump, who draws energy from instantaneous

1:07.6

feedback appeared to speak more slowly than usual and in a monotone, seemingly

1:12.6

affected by a largely mum audience."

1:15.6

It is true, the generals were a different type of audience than a raucous, maga-trump

1:23.6

fest. Military brasss are not supposed to react to political speeches.

1:28.3

They are supposed to remain apolitical, and they did.

1:33.3

But Trump's demeanor has led to different questions, to questions about whether or not Donald Trump is unwell.

1:41.3

Yesterday at this hour, as we were coming on the air in this hour, we started

1:45.8

with Democratic Congresswoman Madeline Dean. She joined us to talk about the government shutdown,

1:51.0

but literally seconds before she came on the air, as we saw her getting ready in the shot on the wall,

1:56.3

we saw a confrontation take place between the Congresswoman and Speaker Mike Johnson.

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