Donald Trump had another “cankles” moment over the weekend.
Much attention has been paid to the president’s huge ankles, which have prompted ongoing questions about his health. That happened again this weekend.
Per The Daily Beast, Trump “accidentally flaunted his bulging ankles as he trudged down the steps of Air Force One after his weekly stay at his Florida bolthole.”
“Footage showed him arriving back in Washington, D.C., via Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on Sunday evening. As has become customary, Trump looked like someone trying to work out how legs work as he clumsily descended the stairs at Joint Base Andrews before transferring to Marine One to head back to the White House. To add to this unsavory scene, the wind in Maryland revealed something even nastier: the president’s cankles.”
Trump’s Cankles Exposed Trudging Down Air Force One Stairs https://t.co/osgGD0edDj via @thedailybeast
— Elizabeth West (@Limeylizzie) February 2, 2026
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The cankles issue came up last month when New York magazine’s Ben Terris reported on the ongoing mysteries of Trump’s health.
“In July, his ankles swelled up like the Michelin Man, a symptom, his doctors said, of ‘chronic venous insufficiency’ — a common circulatory condition,” Terris wrote. “In August, when Trump took a break from public appearances for a few days, “Trump Is Dead” began trending on social media. ‘I got calls from friends that said, ‘’thank God you picked up the phone,’ Trump told me. ‘Because there’s a report that you died.’”
Marco Rubio says he covers his head with a blanket when taking naps on Air Force One so Trump won’t think his secretary of state is weak for needing sleep on overseas flights.
An outstanding @bterris read, on Trump’s health: https://t.co/kPYFwEOCwF pic.twitter.com/2WC6nEpYZx
— Jesús Rodríguez (@jesusrodriguezb) January 26, 2026
“He doesn’t believe in exercise. Recently, after he’d been dealing with swelling in his lower legs and ankles owing to his circulatory condition, doctors recommended he walk more. He asked his staff if there was anything else he could do instead. And he barely sleeps,” Terris wrote further.
Last month, the Beast reported separately that Trump’s swollen ankles were visible in a meeting with world leaders.
Photo courtesy of an X screenshot.
