President Donald Trump loves golf but he does not believe in exercise to sustain a healthy lifestyle. Instead, the President believes in the battery theory of life force, which means that people are born with a finite amount of energy. CNN’s Chris Cillizza explains what this means as it pertains to the President’s health.

SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
Trump defends frequent golfing, saying 'my exercise is playing
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/12/politics/trump-exercise-golf/index.html

Barack Obama and Tiger Woods play first round of golf together
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/barack-obama-and-tiger-woods-play-first-round-of-golf-togeth

Trump Insists Obama Played More Golf as President. The Numbers Say Otherwise.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/07/trump-falsely-claims-obama-played-more-golf-president.html

How Trump Could Get Fired
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/05/08/how-trump-could-get-fired

Donald Trump is not going anywhere
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/magazine/donald-trump-is-not-going-anywhere.html?_r=0

Exclusive: Bornstein claims Trump dictated the glowing health letter
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/01/politics/harold-bornstein-trump-letter/index.html

The science of exercise shows benefits beyond weight loss
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-science-of-exercise-shows-benefits-beyond-weight-loss

Ronny Jackson withdraws as VA secretary nominee
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/26/politics/ronny-jackson-va-nominee/index.html

Trump's former physician Ronny Jackson wins GOP primary runoff for Texas congressional seat
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/politics/ronny-jackson-wins-gop-primary-house-texas/index.html

Exclusive: Exercise? I get more than people think, Trump says
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-fitness/exclusive-exercise-i-get-more-than-people-think-trump-says-idUSKBN1F633B

Ahead of annual physical, Trump has not followed doctor's orders
https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/ahead-of-annual-physical-trump-has-not-followed-doctors-orders

Trump’s Doctor Thought He Had a Ticket to Congress. It Hasn’t Been So Easy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/us/politics/ronny-jackson-congress-texas.html

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