President Donald Trump turns 80 on June 14. If I could grant him one wish on his birthday, it would be this: that he could have a good laugh at just how much the news media has obsessed over his age. He is a healthy, robust leader of the free world, and the fixation is weird, discriminatory and much ado about nothing.

The media has spent years obsessing over Trump's age – every bruise, verbal stumble and reported "nap." The Washington Post reported June 10 that Trump now sees "22 medical specialists," but that the White House hasn't explained why. A May 27 Daily Beast headline blared: "Trump, 79, Desperately Tries to Cover Bruised Hand After Hospital Trip."

The implication is that Trump must be unwell – though even the healthiest 80-year-olds show natural signs of aging, like bruising, and see a bevy of doctors.

On June 9, late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel mocked Trump for allegedly dozing off during Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs: "He became the first sitting president to shut down a major United States city so he could take a nap in front........

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