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¿Donald el Dormilón? La salud de Trump, otra vez bajo la lupa

Donald Trump todavía se burla de su predecesor, el demócrata Joe Biden, a quien ha llamado «Joe el Dormilón». Pero fue el actual presidente de Estados Unidos quien pareció luchar por mantenerse despierto en una reunión de gabinete el martes.
El mandatario de 79 años, la persona de mayor edad en ser elegida para presidir Estados Unidos, cerró los ojos en repetidas ocasiones mientras su equipo se turnaba para elogiar su liderazgo frente a las cámaras.
El incidente puso la salud del líder republicano de nuevo bajo la lupa, mientras él y sus asesores desmentían las especulaciones previas sobre el tema.
La Casa Blanca rechazó rotundamente cualquier sugerencia de que Trump estuviera dormitando el martes.
«El presidente Trump escuchó atentamente y dirigió toda la maratónica reunión de gabinete de tres horas», afirmó la secretaria de prensa, Karoline Leavitt, en una declaración a la AFP el miércoles.
Leavitt destacó la «increíble» respuesta de Trump al final de la reunión, cuando arremetió contra los inmigrantes somalíes. «Este momento épico puso fin a la novena reunión de gabinete del presidente Trump en su segundo mandato, todas las cuales han sido completamente abiertas a la prensa para que todo el mundo las vea», dijo.
De hecho, al inicio de la extensa reunión del martes, Trump desestimó las sugerencias de que estaba perdiendo energía. «Siempre encuentran algo nuevo, como ‘¿goza de buena salud? Biden estaba genial, pero ¿Trump tiene buena salud?’», comentó Trump a los periodistas, calificándolos de «locos».
E insistió en que «aprobó con éxito» una prueba de salud cognitiva. «Les haré saber cuando haya algo mal. Habrá algún día en que eso nos pase a todos. Pero ahora mismo creo que estoy más lúcido que hace 25 años», afirmó.
Sin embargo, minutos después, se pudo ver a Trump cerrando los ojos durante varios segundos seguidos mientras los miembros del gabinete enumeraban los logros de la administración en su primer año de regreso al poder.
Incluso pareció hacerlo mientras el secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, sentado justo a su lado, describía a Trump como el «único líder en el mundo» que podría ayudar a poner fin a la guerra en Ucrania.
Todo esto ocurrió menos de un mes después de que Trump también pareciera cerrar los ojos por un tiempo durante un evento en el Despacho Oval sobre la reducción de los precios de medicamentos.
El enfoque en la salud de Trump se intensificó a finales de noviembre después de que un artículo de The New York Times dijera que el presidente estadounidense había reducido drásticamente sus eventos públicos, viajes internos y horas de trabajo en comparación con su primer mandato.
Al tiempo que el mandatario republicano arremetió contra el «artículo difamatorio», Leavitt mostró durante una rueda de prensa esta semana páginas impresas de artículos anteriores de The New York Times que, según ella, habían minimizado las preocupaciones sobre la salud de Biden.
La ira en la Casa Blanca ha sido alimentada por lo que alegan fue un encubrimiento mediático de la salud de Biden mientras estaba en el cargo.
A Trump le encanta contrastar su vigor con el de Biden. El demócrata abandonó la elección de 2024 a la edad de 81 años después de un desastroso desempeño en un debate que generó preocupaciones sobre su edad y agudeza mental.
La salud de los presidentes de Estados Unidos siempre es una preocupación global, y ahora la de Trump vuelve a estar en el punto de mira. Fue objeto de burlas en los programas nocturnos de televisión debido a la reunión de gabinete, con el comediante Jimmy Kimmel mostrando imágenes de Trump con los ojos cerrados en su programa en la cadena ABC.
«Cuéntanos otra vez lo de Joe el Dormilón, ¿quieres?», dijo Kimmel.
Los usuarios de las redes sociales también se preguntaron si Trump estaría cansado después de una ráfaga de más de 160 publicaciones nocturnas y matutinas en Truth Social entre el lunes y el martes, aunque se sabe que algunos de sus mensajes son publicados por su personal.
Además, Trump ha enfrentado durante mucho tiempo críticas por la poca transparencia en torno a su salud. Después de preguntas sobre un segundo chequeo médico «anual» en el hospital en octubre que incluyó una resonancia magnética, su médico oficial dijo esta semana que el examen «preventivo» mostró que el mandatario tenía una salud cardiovascular «excelente».
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China passes ‘ethnic unity’ law in push for assimilation

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China’s top legislature on Thursday passed an «Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law,» formalizing Beijing’s long-running push to strengthen national identity and ethnic integration.
The legislation was approved at the closing meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress during its annual parliamentary gathering in Beijing.
State-affiliated media Xinhua previously reported that the law would seek to codify «fostering a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation» into state policy.
It would also bolster high-quality development in areas with large ethnic minority populations and promote what officials describe as common prosperity among China’s 56 ethnic groups.
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Ethnic minority delegates arrive for the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 4, 2026. (Vincent Thian/AP)
Li Hongzhong, vice chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, said the measure was aimed at advancing the governance of ethnic affairs under the rule of law.
«The people of each ethnic group, all organizations and groups of the country, armed forces, every Party and social organization, every company, must forge a common consciousness of the Chinese nation according to law and the constitution, and take the responsibility of building this consciousness,» the proposed law reads, according to a translation from The Associated Press.
Academics and outside observers say the provision could undermine the cultural identity of ethnic minorities by requiring the use of Mandarin in compulsory education and establishing a legal basis to pursue individuals or organizations outside China whose actions are deemed to undermine «ethnic unity,» the AP reported.
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Xi Jinping, China’s president, center, applauds during the closing session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 12, 2026. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
China’s population stands at 1.44 billion as of November 2020, according to the Seventh National Population Census released in 2021 by the National Bureau of Statistics.
Of that total, 91.11% were Han Chinese and 8.89% belonged to ethnic minority groups.
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Delegates wearing traditional clothing react at the closing session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, March 11, 2026. (Kevin Frayer/Getty)
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James Leibold, a professor at Australia’s La Trobe University, told the AP the new measure «puts a death nail in the party’s original promise of meaningful autonomy.»
Rayhan Asat, a legal scholar at Harvard University, also criticized the law, saying it «serves as a strategic tool and gives the pretext to government to commit all sorts of human rights violations.»
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Powell’s behind-the-scenes move after Trump’s DOJ opened its criminal probe

Fed Chair Powell addresses DOJ criminal investigation
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed the central bank had been served by the Justice Department in connection with allegations related to congressional testimony on the renovation of the bank’s headquarters. (Credit: Federal Reserve)
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell moved quickly behind the scenes after the Justice Department opened a criminal probe into his statements to Congress, with his calendar showing a burst of outreach to U.S. lawmakers.
The entries don’t reveal what was discussed, but they show Powell made 13 calls to senators and House members shortly after he accused the DOJ of using subpoenas as a «pretext» to ramp up pressure on the central bank to cut rates. The rapid-fire calls ranged from 10 to 15 minutes each.
The Fed releases Powell’s monthly schedule with about a two-month lag, which is why the scope of that outreach is only now coming into view.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s calendar showing some of his phone calls with members of Congress. (Federal Reserve/Amanda Macias/Fox News Digital)
Powell’s calendar lists calls with Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska; Shelley Moore Capito, R-W. Va.; Mark Warner, D-Va.; Bill Cassidy, R-La.; John Kennedy, R-La.; Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Mike Crapo, R-Idaho; James Lankford, R-Okla.; and Tim Scott, R-S.C., as well as Reps. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio; Maxine Waters, D-Calif.; Steny Hoyer, D-Md.; and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.
Powell’s schedule also lists a breakfast meeting with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Jan. 15, four days after the investigation was disclosed.
Working Capitol Hill has long been central to Powell’s playbook, with the Fed chair regularly logging more one-on-one time with lawmakers than any modern predecessor.
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held phone calls with lawmakers in the days after the Justice Department announced its probe. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Still, the week of Jan. 11 stood out even for Powell. The last time he reached more lawmakers in a single week was February 2025, ahead of his semiannual testimony, when he typically schedules a run of prehearing calls with key members.
This burst was different, though it followed Powell’s Jan. 11 disclosure that the Justice Department had opened a criminal investigation tied to his congressional testimony on the Federal Reserve’s two historic main buildings on the National Mall.
Powell, in a rare video statement, called the probe «unprecedented» and described it as another salvo in what he described as President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on the central bank to cut rates. The unusually public response followed days of private consultations with advisors and stood out for a Fed chair known for a measured approach.
The investigation centers on Powell’s June 2025 testimony to lawmakers, an unusual development for a sitting Fed chair.
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The grand atrium of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building is under construction on July 24, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, Powell said: «There’s no new marble. There are no special elevators. They’re old elevators that have been there. There are no new water features. There are no beehives, and there’s no roof garden terraces.»
Powell added that no one «wants to do a major renovation of a historic building during their term in office,» and said cost overruns were driven in part by unexpected construction challenges and inflation.
The renovation is estimated to cost $2.5 billion and is being funded by the central bank itself, not by taxpayers.
The Fed is self-financing and does not rely on congressional appropriations to cover its operating expenses, which include employee salaries, facilities maintenance and the current renovation. Its primary income comes from interest earned on government securities and fees charged to financial institutions.
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President Donald Trump nominated Powell to lead the Federal Reserve in 2017. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)
Trump has repeatedly targeted the project, threatening legal action and mocking the renovation’s cost and design.
«They’re building a basement into the Potomac River. I could have told them. That’s very tough to do, and it doesn’t work, and it’s very expensive,» Trump said. «But they’re up to $4 billion, headed by this clown,» he added in November, referring to Powell.
Powell, a Trump nominee first tapped to lead the Fed in 2017, is expected to finish his term at the end of May. Trump has picked former Fed governor Kevin Warsh to replace Powell, but the nomination is effectively stuck after Sen. Thom Tillis vowed to block any Fed nominees while the DOJ probe remains open.
The Federal Reserve declined to comment on Powell’s calendar.
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