Is Trump OK? His health, injury remain a question after shooting

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Is Trump OK? His health, injury remain a question after shooting

Four days after a shooter attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump, wounding him in the ear and shocking the nation, we still have heard nothing from the GOP presidential nominee’s medical team about the nature of the injury or his overall health.

This seems ridiculous, particularly given the president’s age – he’s 78 – and the media’s hyper-focus on the health of his opponent, President Joe Biden, who’s 81 and did not just survive an assassination attempt.

Beyond Trump’s injury, which he said on social media was caused by a bullet that “pierced the upper part of my right ear,” there should be questions about the former president’s mental state in the wake of such a traumatic event.

PTSD in the wake of a shooting is a real concern. Is Trump addressing this?

Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump's bandaged right ear is seen as he leaves the convention floor at the end of the first day of the Republican National Convention. The RNC kicked off the first day of the convention with the roll call vote of the states.

One doesn’t get almost killed and not feel a psychological toll. In a 2022 story about the mental health toll of gun violence, The New York Times reported that the psychological impact for shooting survivors “may include post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, self-harm and major depressive disorders.”

From that story: “Those with PTSD often have trouble sleeping and may become emotionally numb, continuously on edge or easily startled. … The world will often feel unsafe to them, and upsetting memories may intrude on their daily thoughts. Some people may try to avoid things that remind them of their trauma.”


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