Posted on 04/05/2023 6:32:03 AM PDT by fluorescence
Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has been rushed to hospital with suspected respiratory problems, Italian media has reported. LaPresse news agency, Sky TG24 and Corriere della Sera reported the news, without citing sources.
Berlusconi has had a series of health problems in recent years, most recently recovering from COVID-19 in 2020.
He told reporters after being discharged from a 10-day hospital stay then that disease had been “insidious” and was the most dangerous challenge he had ever faced.
He has had a pacemaker for years, underwent heart surgery to replace an aortic valve in 2016 and has overcome prostate cancer.
There was no immediate response from Berlusconi’s Forza Italia party to requests for confirmation.
Berlusconi had been to San Raffaele, where his personal physician works, for a regular checkup just last week.
In a March 3 tweet after he returned home, Berlusconi thanked “all those who wanted to send a thought or sign of affection in these days".
He said he was already back at work “ready and determined to commit myself as I've always done to the country I love.”
No surprise - the new PM, who ran with Berlusconi, turned out to be a Neocon-loving dud, whereas Berlusconi would have worked to put an end to the Ukraine War. So I wouldn’t be surprised if they needed Berlusconi out of the way.
Of course it might instead be old age...
Wonder if he did a “Rockefeller”?
He’s 86...
Too much bunga-bunga? Ha ha ha.
Those tasty tarts can break an old fart’s heart.
Good luck to him....he always brings a smile to yr face.
Berlusconi is the European precursor to Trump. He founded a successful center-right party in the early 90s as a newcomer to politics.
Just like Trump, he was railroaded by left-wing magistrates, likely with the help of Obungle’s intel agencies.
However, he persisted, fought back against the leftists and was influential in PM Meloni’s election.
Best wishes for his recovery.
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