The 79-year-old US President made the unusual admission during an appearance on Fox and Friends, just a day after hosting European leaders, including Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the White House. Linking his legacy to global diplomacy, Trump remarked that if he succeeds in brokering peace between Ukraine and Russia, it might help secure him a place in the afterlife.

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    We require the headline match the article, looks like they might have changed it up on you.

    Current headline reads:

    “Pictures of Trump’s Swollen Ankles and Hands Boost Health Rumours After He Admits He’s ‘Not Doing Well’”

    Please make it match up or we’ll have to remove it.

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    The headline is entirely inaccurate.

    From the article:

    Donald Trump has sparked fresh health concerns after confessing he is ‘not doing well’ when it comes to his chances of getting into heaven.

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    I wish I believed in heaven and hell so I could be certain this fucker is going to get raped by a thousand Hitlers and Stalins every night for eternity.

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    Foo, you killed a million+ people. You’re getting a ride on the hell express.

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    This is going to be a comment.

    I really hope trumps keeps kicking till 2028, Vance would be worse as far as I can tell. Trump wants to be popular, liked etc. Vance seems to only want power. This might be just wrong though.

    However I am very confident that Trumps incompetence and dementia actively get in the way of him doing as much harm as he probably would otherwise. And Vance doesnt have these issues to the same degree, hes a perfect puppet of those who control him. Unlike trump.

    Either way Im scared.

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      I wonder if Vance can keep the facist cult going or whether Trump’s death would be a death of Stalin type thing. Like there could be some more effective infighting when cult control isn’t as established.

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    Article is shit. Doesn’t include the quote or context. At least I didn’t see it in the reader version that loaded for me. That said, hearing his quote in full context, I interpreted that as he doesn’t feel he is doing well in terms of honorable/benevolent deeds or accomplishments. I may be wrong, I guess you could hear it either way, but that’s the impression I got.

    The clock is ticking on him, but we will be the last to know what time it is. (Or something like that. Sounded poetic in my head)

    tl;dnr I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I don’t think he is saying that he is dying soon.

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      I mostly agree, I think.

      I think the quote is taken out of context.

      However, it’s unusual for someone like Trump to mention the afterlife - although we shouldn’t read too much into that.

      Having said that, the guy is ~80.

      Aren’t many overweight 85 year olds around.

      It would be interesting to see some stats on life expectancy for someone his age and weight.

      I wouldn’t be suprised if it’s something like 20% chance of dying in the next 12 months, then if he’s still alive in 1 year a 30% chance of dying in the following 12 months, then 40% and so on. The chances of him making 90 are infinitessimal.

      So yeah, any commentary is conjecture, but it’s not just noise.

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        Yeah. I’m with you. Him lamenting on that is… unusual. Though he could also just be fishing for sympathy and support in an entirely misguided way.

        This timeline is bonkers