On Truth Social, former President Donald Trump claimed that VP Kamala Harris’ history of urticaria, allergic rhinitis and allergic conjunctivitis was “deeply serious.”
On October 15, Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump offered shall we say a rather rash assessment of the health of his Democratic opponent Vice President Kamala Harris. Three days prior, Joshua Simmons, MD, the physician to the Vice President, had released a letter listing his medical assessment of Harris. In response to this, former President Trump posted the following on Truth Social: “I have just seen Kamala’s Report, and it is not good. According to her Doctor’s Report, she suffers from ‘urticaria,’ defined as ‘a rash of round, red welts on the skin that itch intensely, sometimes with dangerous swelling.’” Yep, Trump was buzzing about Harris having hives, which is basically what urticaria is.
Trump’s reaction ran on with something that hit right on the nose (and eyes): “She also has ‘allergic rhinitis and allergic conjunctivitis,’ a very messy and dangerous situation. These are deeply serious conditions that clearly impact her functioning.” You can see the rest of his Truth Social post here:
Yikes, a very messy and dangerous situation? Deeply serious conditions that clearly impact her functioning? Should all of this cause concern? It’s gotta be truth, right, because it is on something called Truth Social. Well, let’s take a medical, scientific look at what these conditions really are.
OK, no one can deny that having a runny nose can be a very messy situation. You’ve got to get tissues, sometimes a lot of tissues. And if you leave these tissues crumpled up all over the place like on the floor, then it could get messy and dangerous as someone could slip and fall.
Allergic rhinitis is basically when you have an irritated—often red, itchy and runny— nose from allergies. Rhinitis starts with the Greek root “rhino,” which in this case is not a political term but rather stands for “nose” as in that thing in the middle of your face.
