Health device manufacturer here. That’s a portable colostomy unit.
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I did a search and everything I see looks way smaller than that. Do you have an image you can share?
I saw a video about people sneaking fast food and pizza and things into movie theaters by sliding the box under your jacket and tucked into your pants. So my guess is this is a KFC $20 fill up box.
Until he's dead, I just don't even care about what's going on with him. Just how much it's fucking things up.
"Mysterious"? Ain't no mystery.
Probably a electronic exoskeleton to help him stand and walk for long periods of time. Those exist for industry to reduce strain and for old people to remain mobile. This looks like the upper rim of that bulging out while walking bent forward.
That's the only thing I could think of as well. Exoskeleton legs to help him walk like he's not a senile fat guy in his 80s.
Omg seriously?
indeed
He's wearing a strap-on Porta Potty. I can just hear his aides: "No sir, it's not noticeable at all."
Mara Lago face with a New York Booty
baby got back
It's the load of shit in his pants.
Is there no article associated with this?
Perhaps he got dumptruck ass surgery
Got dumps like Trump’s.
thats the new Huggies Explosive Reactive Under-armor™
It’s a battery pack
I wonder if they got him set up for those calf compression wraps they use in hospitals to help with circulation.
What Does a Leg Compression Machine Do?
Leg compression machines—called intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) machines in the medical community—are sleeves or cuffs with air chambers that are worn around the legs and, occasionally, the feet. At certain intervals, air pumps through connector tubes and inflates the sleeves, squeezing your legs similar to the way a blood pressure cuff works on your upper arm. This squeezing motion forces blood through the veins all the way to the heart. When the sleeve deflates, blood flows back to the legs. These devices help blood move more efficiently through the veins. They also can help the body release substances that prevent blood clots.
Battery for that wouldn't have to be remotely close to that size.
I wouldn't think he'd be walking around in a public engagement with those on, though. They've got an air compressor running in them, it makes an obvious noise.
Couldn't you achieve something similar with a hydraulic system that'd be a lot quieter?
I can't figure what that obvious device would be if it's not a battery pack or something though. It's still really conspicuous.
Perhaps, but then it'd need a big oil reservoir to store the oil when the cuff is deflated.
I ran this question by an AI (I know, boo hiss AI, but it gives references for the stuff it said). It said there actually are some quiet and discreet pneumatic compression stockings that came on the market recently (the Venowave VW5 was mentioned specifically), but they go down on the calves rather than having anything mounted on the waist. It said it couldn't find any hydraulic equivalents available anywhere. It also says that Trump's diagnosed chronic venous insufficiency isn't something that would normally need pneumatic compression stockings like this, it would be overkill. These sorts of things are more often for post-operative situations when a person is bedridden.
Other suggestions the AI gave me were a very large phone in a back pocket (we of course know how addicted Trump is to social media on his phone) or a poorly-tailored bullet proof vest plate (for some reason Trump, despite being worth billions, dresses in ill-fitting off-the-shelf suits. Maybe a result of some kind of weird witch's curse that affects his bulletproof vest too). It also dug up news articles about other weird rectangular bulges under his clothing going back September of last year so this may not be anything new.
Awhoooga?
Bottom of a bullet proof vest?
I admit, I was not expecting that headline tonight. The picture puts it all into proper context, though
Bulletproof butthole
sauce plz?