Donald Trump makes rare admission about his health on TV

President Donald Trump made a rare admission about his health as he prepares to turn 80 later this summer.

Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box, he took jabs at former President Joe Biden, who he said ‘couldn’t walk up the stairs’.

‘Forget about down, he couldn’t walk up a flight. He was falling all over the place. I have to be careful because if I do trip or fall, it’s gonna be the biggest…

‘That’s why when I get out of those planes, I walk nice and slowly. I’m not looking to set any speed records,’ he said.

Biden notably tripped on the stairs up to the Air Force One presidential jet soon into his presidency, fell over on stage once and stumbled or briefly lost his footing on stairs on around three other occasions in public.

Trump was filmed in July last year stumbling on the stairs up to Air Force One and has struggled with walking in a straight line during several public appearances.

The US leader rarely acknowledges concerns about his health, which have been raised numerous times since he re-entered office in January.

At a Medal of Honour Ceremony in the White House in March, photographers captured a red rash which sparked further health worries for the 79-year-old leader.

The White House hasn’t commented on what caused the rash, but online, people have speculated it could be an allergic reaction or outbreak of shingles.

The alleged rash came weeks after the US President was spotted with a fresh black and blue bruise on his left hand at Davos.

The US leader has previously been photographed with large bruises on the back of his right hand.

Since retaking office almost a year ago, Trump’s health has sparked conversation, from his apparent sleepiness to his bruised hand.

Trump’s doctor, Sean Barbabella, said Trump takes around 325mg of aspirin daily to prevent a heart attack or stroke. The average dose is roughly 100mg.

The President told the Wall Street Journal: ‘They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart.

‘I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense? They’d rather have me take the smaller one, but I take the larger one, but I’ve done it for years, and what it does do is it causes bruising.’

The White House has also addressed Trump’s hand bruising, claiming it was from ‘frequent handshaking’.

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