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Trump stuns Johnson by letting slip GOP rep’s ailment: ‘That wasn’t public’

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Trump stuns Johnson by letting slip GOP rep’s ailment: ‘That wasn’t public’

President Trump revealed Monday that Rep. Neal Dunn’s (R-Fla.) life was in danger due to a heart ailment before he made a miraculous recovery to salvage an already slim Republican majority.

“It was a terminal diagnosis. He would be dead by June,” Trump said.

Donald Trump speaking at a table with Mike Johnson looking on, against a backdrop of US flags.

President Trump revealed during a White House press conference ahead of a Kennedy Center board meeting that Rep. Neal Dunn (Fla.) nearly died from a heart ailment. AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., sitting in a mobility scooter in the U.S. Capitol.

Dunn seen arriving for a House Republican Conference caucus meeting in the Capitol building on March 4, 2026. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson listens to U.S. President Donald Trump at a luncheon in the East Room of the White House.

House Speaker Mike Johnson noted that Dunn’s health issue wasn’t public information before Trump’s comments. REUTERS

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) seemed stunned by the president’s candor, remarking: “OK, that wasn’t public, but, yeah, OK, it was grim.”

“It was a long operation. They gave him more stents and more everything,” Trump said, adding that Dunn has had “a new lease on life. He has more energy than a man half his age.”

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