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Trump’s Dallas Convention Sparks Health, Autopilot Concerns

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 12:14 AM UTC · How we work

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U.S. President Donald Trump held an unprecedented midterm convention in Dallas in early September.
Democratic strategist James Carville said Trump is deteriorating, disengaged, and on autopilot.
Trump’s physician Capt. Sean Barbabella wrote in a June memo that the president remains in excellent health.
September polls warned the GOP could lose the House and possibly the Senate.

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U.S. President Donald Trump held an unprecedented midterm convention in Dallas in early September.
Democratic strategist James Carville said Trump is deteriorating, disengaged, and on autopilot.
Trump’s physician Capt. Sean Barbabella wrote in a June memo that the president remains in excellent health.
September polls warned the GOP could lose the House and possibly the Senate.