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By Khaleda Rahman
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Former President Donald Trump's "foamy saliva" in a new campaign video has raised questions on social media.
In the footage, Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, urged his supporters to vote for him in "any way possible"—including by casting absentee and mail-in ballots, forms of voting that he had previously staunchly opposed. "Many Republicans like to vote on Election Day and we must swamp the radical Democrats with massive turnout on Tuesday, November 5," Trump said.
"The way you win is to swamp them" so they can't cheat, he added. "But if you can't make it, you need to make a plan, register and vote any way possible. We got to get your vote.
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"So, with your vote, we will win a victory, the likes of which no one has ever seen before. We will evict crooked Joe Biden from the White House and we will take back our country on November 5, 2024."
However, it was not Trump's words, but his spitting and the froth around his mouth in the clip that caught the attention of many on social media.
"Trump spitting while telling his followers to vote for him," the Patriot Takes account posted on X, formerly on Twitter, alongside a 10-second clip from the video. "Instead of reshooting the video, his campaign just ran with it."
The account, which monitors right-wing extremism, wrote in another post that Trump "also struggled with foamy saliva" while filming the video.
"Trump just plowed through it," the account wrote. "His campaign chose not to reshoot the video. Foamy saliva can be a sign of health issues."
Newsweek has contacted a Trump spokesperson for comment via email, and this article will be updated if a response is received.
Others also suggested that it could be evidence of a serious health issue. "This guy is clearly not well," political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen wrote on X.
One X user quoted a medical article that says "foaming or frothing at the mouth occurs when excess saliva pools in the mouth or lungs and mixes with air. Causes include drug overdose, seizures, pulmonary edema, and rabies. It is usually a medical emergency."
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Another person wrote that "frothy saliva is a rare symptom; when you see it, you should be concerned and immediately send for medical assistance."
Some expressed their disgust that the video was shared, while others added that Trump may have rabies.
"#RabidDon," Rick Wilson, one of the co-founders of The Lincoln Project, posted in response.
"I guess it's time to bring in Kristi Noem to put Trump out of his misery," another person wrote, referencing the South Dakota governor's fatal shooting of her 14-month-old dog.
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