Oct. 28, 2025

Trump Eyes Third Term, Walter Reed Health Report Raises Eyebrows, Navy Jets Go Splash

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President Trump flirts with a third term, brushing off the Constitution like it’s optional. He gets an “exceptional” health report from Walter Reed—despite leg swelling—and even jokes about running as VP. Meanwhile, two U.S. Navy aircraft crash in the South China Sea in a bizarre double-incident. Patrick Gutfield breaks down the headlines, including the GOP group chat scandal and the ever-expanding Trump ego.

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Callaroga Shark Media from Washington, DC, where the Constitution is

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for losers. This is valid. That's right, Losers follow the law. Winners,

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bang the prom queen. Let's hit this. Buckle up for

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another episode of Presidential Hypotheticals starring Donald Trump, the man

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who loves breaking constitutional records almost as much as he

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loves talking about himself. Hi, I'm Patrick Gutfield, and here

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we are with President Trump playing his favorite game, constitutional limbo.

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How low can he go? Apparently he's eyeing a third

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term like it's an all you can eat buffet of

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executive power, the twenty second amendment more like the twenty

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second suggestion? Am I right? When asked about a twenty

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twenty eight presidential run, Trump goes full Trump. I have

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my best numbers. Ever, it's very terrible. I have my

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best numbers. It's like he's speaking in a mad Libs

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version of political discourse. Is it a brag? Is it

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a complaint? Who knows? And get this? When pressed about

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potentially fighting this in court, Trump's response is peaud Trump,

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I haven't really thought about it. Translation, his legal team

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is probably already drafting twelve dimensional chess strategies. He then

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starts name dropping his own administration, like he's creating a

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presidential fantasy football team. JD. Vance Great, Marco Rubio great,

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everyone's great. It's like a participation trophy convention in here.

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But wait, there's more. When someone suggests he could run

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as vice president, Trump declares, it's too cute. His words,

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not mine. Apparently political maneuvers have a cuteness threshold, and

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he's not here for it. Trump, who is obviously super healthy,

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has once again proven he's not just a political force,

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but apparently a medical Marvel Walter Reed medical center where

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presidents go for checkups, and a apparently to collect medical trophies.

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So here's the scoop. Trump visited Walter Read earlier this month,

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and surprise, surprise, his physician declared him in exceptional health. Exceptional, folks,

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not just good, not just great, exceptional. It's like he's

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Benjamin buttoning his way through the presidency. The president discovered

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he has chronic venus insufficiency, which sounds like something you'd

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hear in a pharmaceutical commercial. Are your legs swelling? Tired

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of normal vein function? Try being the president leg swelling.

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It's not a medical condition. It's a power move, but

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don't worry. Press Secretary Caroline Levitt assures us there are

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no signs of deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease, just

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your standard presidential leg situation, laboratory tests normal, echo cardiogram normal.

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It's like he's collecting medical participation ribbons. And let's be real,

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being the oldest person ever inaugurated as president and still

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getting an exceptional health report. That's not a medical checkup,

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that's a flex. Two US Navy aircraft decided to take

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an unexpected dip in the South China Sea on Sunday.

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An FA eighteen F super Hornet and an M eight

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sixty R Seahawk helicopter apparently decided simultaneously that waterboarding was

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more fun than flying. Talk about synchronized crashing. Two within

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half an hour. The good news, everyone's fine. But boy,

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that's one hell of a coincidence. This is happening in

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the South China Sea, basically the world's most crowded and

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complicated maritime real estate. It's like a geopolitical game of Monopoly,

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but with warships instead of little plastic hotels. China's basically

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claiming this sea like it's their personal swimming pool. Most

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of the waters mine. Some islands also mine your navigation rights.

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Let's negotiate, and the USS nimics are all oldest aircraft

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carrier is out here doing freedom of navigation exercises, which

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is diplomatic speak for we're going to sail wherever we want,

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Thank you very much. Tensions are so high in this region.

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Even the aircraft are staging dramatic exits, pilots ejecting, helicopters descending.

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It's like an action movie, but with more bureaucratic paperwork.

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Portions of today's show were made with the help of

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