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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOne time Trump Dr. Bornstein dead at 73
https://www.showbiz411.com/2021/01/14/exclusive-harold-bornstein-eccentric-doctor-who-said-trump-was-in-excellent-shape-dead-at-age-73I am gobsmacked. Harold was my doctor in the 80s and early 90s. His father, the late Dr. Jacob Bornstein, was the cousin of a friend of mine. Harold, who loved dispensing medication over the phone, never mentioned that Trump was his patient. But when Trump became president and his health was questioned Harold, looking more eccentric than ever, chimed in.
He wrote a letter stating: If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency. (The letter is below.)
He later told CNN: He dictated that whole letter. I didnt write that letter. I just made it up as I went along.
Around that time, in 2017, Harold claimed his office had been raided by Trump via a bodyguard. Trump lawyer, and long time associate. It was prompted by an article in the New York Times in which Bornstein said the president takes a prostate-related drug to treat baldness, known as Propecia, as well as other antibiotics to control rosacea, a common skin problem, and a statin for elevated blood cholesterol and lipids.
Trump was obviously furious, and that was the end of his relationship with Harold. His obit doesnt say what he died from, but like everything else touched by Trump, Harold was marked for doom. What a shame. Harold told NBC: I feel raped thats how I feel. Raped, frightened, and sad. I couldnt believe anybody was making a big deal out of a drug to grow his hair that seemed to be so important. And it certainly is not a breach of medical trust to tell somebody they take Propecia to grow their hair. Whats the matter with that?
The Harold Bornstein I knew had a great sense of humor. Maybe he wasnt the best doctor, but he was competent and helpful. He was eccentric, certainly, the opposite of his father, who was a straight shooter. Its a shame that he got scooped up in the Trump tsunami of lies. The public will only think of him as Trumps crazy doctor, but I have mostly fond memories of him. RIP Harold. Condolences to family, friends, and patients.
Roger Freidman
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One time Trump Dr. Bornstein dead at 73 (Original Post)
Laura PourMeADrink
Jan 2021
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Arne
(2,012 posts)1. Kind of a nice Obit.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)2. I know. I still remember him saying what not many picked up on
That he wasn't vouching for his mental fitness.
UTUSN
(70,686 posts)3. & DRUMPF's records get buried with him - oh wait, his goons took them back then!
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)4. Well, now all HIS tests are positive. Wherever he is,
maybe he's having a good laugh at that.
Chainfire
(17,536 posts)5. The next conspiracy:
His base will probably blame the Dr.'s "suspicious" death on the Clintons.