Trump’s health questioned due to hoarse voice, says he ‘blew my stack’
President Donald Trump’s noticeably hoarse voice at a Monday Oval Office photo-op prompted an unexpected detour into presidential health. During a press availability that touched on Venezuela, the Saudi crown prince’s upcoming White House visit, and the high-stakes Epstein files vote in Congress, NBC News correspondent Garrett Haake prefaced a policy question with something more basic: Was the president feeling OK?
Trump’s voice sounded gravelly, and the press corps had noticed.
“I have a question on Venezuela but can I just first ask, the health of the president’s always news,” Haake said. “As your voice sounds a little rougher, are you feeling all right?”
“I feel great,” Trump responded. “I was shouting at people because they were stupid about something having to do with trade and a country, and I straightened it out. But I blew my stack at these people because they’re so stupid.”
The room reportedly broke into laughter, and some confusion, as Trump repeated that his voice wasn’t the result of illness, just raised volume.
A busy week for the White House
The lighthearted exchange came amid a politically packed week for the administration. Within hours, Trump was scheduled to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House for a high-profile visit expected to center on F-35 jet sales, security guarantees and billions in economic agreements.
On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are preparing to vote on whether to release all remaining Jeffrey Epstein case files. Trump reversed course on Sunday and now says he wants House Republicans to “vote to release” the documents, insisting he has “nothing to hide.”
With foreign policy escalations, a congressional fight and a diplomatic spectacle all colliding in the same 48-hour span, the president’s strained voice may simply reflect what’s shaping up to be an especially intense week in Washington.
As Trump put it himself, after “straightening out” a disagreement, it’s not a cold. Not allergies.
Just the result of raising his voice.
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