Former United States President Donald Trump was recently spotted using "toe pads", two black rectangular pads under his feet while speaking at Mar-a-Lago, as per a report in the Independent. As people try to figure out the purpose and meaning of this accessory, several speculations and jokes have emerged online.
A user on microblogging website X, shared a picture of Mr Trump's black shoes leaning on the pads and asked, "What is Trump standing on here? How often does he use these?" They added, "Are these toe pads to prevent Trump leaning forward in his videos?"
"Toe lifts to help him not have old man posture," said a user.
Another added, "Trump toe pads, DeSantis heels - does the Republican Party have a foot fetish?"
"Those are used to prevent him from falling forward as he has a really strange lean when he stands," commented a person.
Several users also shared pictures of the former President leaning forward at press conferences and stated that he is now using "toe pads" to prevent leaning too far. Others remarked that his forward lean may be a sign of a medical problem.
A post on X, which has amassed a lot of views and reactions from users regarding Mr Trump's health, mentioned that it could be a sign of "frontotemporal dementia." The user said, "That forward lean is an indicator of Frontotemporal Dementia. Some have thought he was in early stages when he ran in 2016. MAGA candidates relax: it progresses slowly."
Another person suggested the same diagnosis with photos of Mr Trump and a list of symptoms, including "poor judgment," "socially inappropriate behaviour," "loss of empathy" and "problems with balance."
Meanwhile, Donald Trump urged a federal appeals court to throw out the federal election subversion criminal case in Washington, DC, arguing that he is protected under presidential immunity, CNN reported. He wants the DC Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a lower-court ruling rejecting his claims of immunity in special counsel Jack Smith's election subversion case.
The appeals panel is weighing the former President's request, which the Supreme Court on Friday refused to take up on an expedited basis, as Mr Smith requested.
As per the outlet, the filing reiterates what Mr Trump's lawyers have repeatedly asserted: that Trump was working in his official capacity as president to "ensure election integrity" when he allegedly undermined the 2020 election results and therefore has immunity and that his indictment is unconstitutional because presidents cannot be criminally prosecuted for "official acts" unless they are impeached and convicted by the Senate.
