In a bizarre and satirical twist that has set the internet ablaze, former U.S. President Donald J. Trump has once again stirred controversy—this time by blaming South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for his health condition.
Speaking during what can only be described as an unusual and puffed-up Oval Office press briefing, Trump claimed his battle with chronic venous insufficiency is directly tied to his interactions with Ramaphosa. “It’s getting worse. Every time I think about Ramaphosa, boom, the ankles swell up again,” he declared, struggling to fit his swollen feet into a pair of visibly strained leather shoes.
Sporting an inflated appearance, the former president sat awkwardly at the Resolute Desk, his face flushed and ankles ballooned like overstuffed cushions. “Doctors say it’s chronic… but I say it’s Cyril,” he added, suggesting—without a trace of irony—that the condition is somehow African in origin. “This disease is African, not American,” he insisted, fueling mockery and confusion online.
The comments, while clearly part of a satirical commentary, poke fun at Trump’s tendency to assign blame for personal or political problems to foreign figures or nations. Social media users have already turned the press conference into a meme-fest, with images of Trump’s swollen feet and dramatic gestures going viral within hours.
While no official statement has been issued by President Ramaphosa or the South African government, political observers say the comments are not to be taken literally, but rather as another example of Trump’s flair for theatrics and his ability to grab headlines—swollen or not.
The incident, though fictional and comedic in tone, highlights the strained and often theatrical tone of political discourse between world leaders in the modern media age.
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