Donald Trump posted a three-part series of overnight posts in which he made excuses for ducking a second debate with Kamala Harris, then mocked her medical records to justify his refusal to release his own health history.
The vice president needled Trump over the weekend for refusing to participate in another debate, then accused him of "not being transparent" with voters by not releasing up-to-date medical records as “every other presidential candidate in the modern era has done,” despite being the oldest presidential nominee in history.
"Lyin’ Kamala, after having turned down the FoxNews Debate on September 4th, which I accepted, is now saying she wants to Debate, despite the fact that the Votes are already being cast," Trump posted Tuesday at 12:43 a.m.
"The reason she wants it now is simple, she is losing in the Polls, and is desperate - Will do anything! The problem is that Kamala can’t even do a simple Interview, and needs the Fake News Broadcasters, like CBS, to completely withdraw her answer on 60 Minutes, which was INCOHERENT, and illegally insert a completely different one in order to make her look modestly 'intelligent.' IT DIDN’T HELP, AND 60 MINUTES WILL BE PAYING A HEAVY PRICE FOR A LONG TIME TO COME."
Trump has called for CBS News to lose its broadcast license, which is actually not issued to national networks but only individual TV stations, for posting a promotional clip on social media that was an edited version of what appeared on air. He has rejected invitations from CNN, which Harris accepted, and Fox News for a second debate later this month.
"As to her completely desperate request for my Medical Statements, she is dying to see my Cholesterol (which is 180!), I have already provided them, many times, including quite recently, and they were flawless," Trump claimed. "However, I have just seen Kamala’s Report, and it is not good. According to her Doctor’s Report, she suffers from 'urticaria,' defined as 'a rash of round, red welts on the skin that itch intensely, sometimes with dangerous swelling.' She also has 'allergic rhinitis and allergic conjunctivitis,' a very messy and dangerous situation."
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"These are deeply serious conditions that clearly impact her functioning," he added. "Maybe that is why she can’t answer even the simplest of questions asked by 60 Minutes, and others. What is this all about? I don’t have these problems."
Urticaria, or hives, is a common skin rash triggered by food, medicine and other irritants, including stress, and usually go away on their own, while the conditions Trump describes as "messy and dangerous" are commonly referred to as hay fever or seasonal allergies, which affect millions of Americans.
"I’ve put out more Medical Exams than any other President in History, and aced two Cognitive Exams (the Doctor stated that my 'cognitive exams were exceptional!')," Trump posted. "I am far healthier than Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden, but especially, Kamala. Also, I am far too busy campaigning to take time, from the 22 days left, as I am using every hour, of every day, campaigning, because we have to take back our Country from the Radical Left people that are destroying it. MAGA2024!"
Harris shared her medical report Saturday, with her physician stating she was healthy enough to serve as president, while the Trump campaign responded by making references to letters from his former personal physician Ronny Jackson, a Republican congressman whose medical license expired in 2020, stating that he was in "perfect and excellent health" but offering few specifics.