Donald Trump on Monday blamed his hoarse voice on having to yell at “stupid” people.
The president was taking questions after a meeting of the White House task force on the 2026 FIFA World Cup when NBC News’ Garrett Haake said: “The health of the president is always news. Your voice sounds a little rough. Are you feeling all right?”
Trump insisted he was feeling “great” and then explained: “I was shouting at people because they were stupid about something having to do with trade in a country, and I straightened it out. But I blew my stack at these people.”
“It’s so stupid,” he added.
“Well, it sounds like there’s a follow-up there,” Haake replied to Trump’s admission, but instead pivoted to ask about the situation in Venezuela, where Trump has declined to rule out deploying troops to confront drug traffickers.
