
Donald Trump hasn’t spoken on camera for a week. This is, to put it mildly, unusual. Also strange is that though he has been seen in public, photographers have been kept far away, and the distant photos we do have show him looking rather unwell.
Then there’s the background hum of old photos of Trump being posted as if they were from the last few days, JD Vance openly confirming he’s ready to assume the presidency, images of Trump’s apparently infected hand, and unexplained closed roads around Walter Reed hospital.