{"id":448424,"date":"2026-02-04T11:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/448424\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:45:11","slug":"trump-79-lets-cankles-slip-in-photo-with-world-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/448424\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump, 79, Lets Cankles Slip in Photo With World Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Donald Trump\u2019s cankles made a fresh appearance in his first face-to-face meeting with his Colombian frenemy.<\/p>\n

Trump, 79, let his bulging ankles slip as he sat down next to Colombian President Gustavo Petro, 65, at the Oval Office on Tuesday. It marked the first time that the two leaders met in person, though they have repeatedly traded barbs<\/a> over the past year.<\/p>\n

One photo from the meeting showed Trump\u2019s ankles visibly sticking out of his shoes while he appeared to be mid-conversation with Petro. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were seated across from Trump.<\/p>\n

\"PresidentPresident Donald Trump meets with the Colombian Presiden Gustavo Petro during an official meeting at the Oval office in Washington D.C, on Feb. 3, 2026. Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson\/The Daily Beast\/Anadolu via Getty Images <\/p>\n

Trump and Petro discussed Venezuela, oil and energy, and Colombia\u2019s upcoming presidential elections, sources told NBC News<\/a>. Last month, Trump warned Petro to \u201cwatch his a–\u201d<\/a> after the U.S. seized Venezuelan autocrat Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, then swiftly changed tune after they had a phone call.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got along very well. He and I weren\u2019t exactly the best of friends, but I wasn\u2019t insulted because I never met him. I didn\u2019t know him at all,\u201d Trump told reporters after their meeting. \u201cWe\u2019re working on some other things too, including sanctions. And we had a very good meeting. I thought he was terrific.\u201d<\/p>\n

Petro acknowledged that they had disagreements but described the meeting as \u201cvery positive\u201d with an \u201coptimistic and constructive tone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"WASHINGTONTrump said he had a good meeting with his Colombian counterpart. Anadolu via Getty Images \"TheThe White House’s X Account shares a photo of Donald Trump meeting Colombian President Gustavo Petro with exposed cankles. screen grab <\/p>\n

Trump, who became the oldest person to assume the presidency at age 78 last year, has long stirred speculation about the state of his health thanks to his bruised hands, swollen ankles, mental flubs, and bouts of on-camera drowsiness. <\/p>\n

\"WASHINGTON,Trump’s bruised hand was caked with makeup as he held hands with rapper Nicki Minaj last week. Win McNamee\/Getty Images <\/p>\n

The White House revealed last year that Trump had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a common condition where leg veins struggle to push blood back up to the heart.<\/p>\n

In a candid interview with the Wall Street Journal<\/a> about mounting concerns surrounding his health, Trump admitted that he wore compression socks to address the swelling\u2014but not for long.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t like them,\u201d he told the outlet, adding that he has been getting up from his desk and walking around more often to help improve the swelling.<\/p>\n

Trump and his aides told the Journal that the swelling has improved, but photos of his ankles from recent public engagements suggest otherwise. On Sunday night<\/a>, Trump\u2019s bulging ankles drew attention as he trudged down the steps of Air Force One.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The White House has consistently maintained that Trump is in excellent health. When reached for comment about Trump\u2019s latest cankle sighting, a spokesperson responded with an attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump is the sharpest, most accessible, and energetic president in modern American history. The only thing swollen is Julia Ornedo\u2019s stupidity that will prevent her from working for a legitimate news outlet,\u201d said White House assistant press secretary Davis Ingle, a former intern to Marco Rubio, who had wanted to be a sportscaster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Donald Trump\u2019s cankles made a fresh appearance in his first face-to-face meeting with his Colombian frenemy. Trump,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":448425,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,210504,12,3,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":["post-448424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-cankles","tag-donald-trump","tag-news","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/448425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}