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Steve Schmidt: Trump’s Health Deteriorating, Vaccine Order Poses Danger

8/12/2026

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Steve Schmidt, former Republican strategist and co-founder of The Lincoln Project, said President Donald Trump’s health is rapidly declining.
He claimed Trump cannot sit up, stay awake, or walk stairs, calling him incoherent and deranged, and said the Monday press conference showed anger and loss of composure.
Schmidt warned that Trump’s executive order to overhaul childhood vaccine recommendations poses a serious danger to American children and families.

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Steve Schmidt, former Republican strategist and co-founder of The Lincoln Project, said President Donald Trump’s health is rapidly declining.
He claimed Trump cannot sit up, stay awake, or walk stairs, calling him incoherent and deranged, and said the Monday press conference showed anger and loss of composure.
Schmidt warned that Trump’s executive order to overhaul childhood vaccine recommendations poses a serious danger to American children and families.