Look at how these journalists have aged since they started covering Trump

If they have to cover one more Sean Spicer press conference they ... they may not make it.
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Heather Dockray
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Look at how these journalists have aged since they started covering Trump
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It's only been four months since Trump officially took office, but for the journalists forced to cover him for the past two years, it has been centuries.

Take a look at how some of America's most telegenic pundits and personalities have aged since the election. The president's war on the media has been successful in one key aspect: he is slowly pushing these people towards death.

Once upon a time, these journalists debated the best ways to intervene in the Syrian conflict and the limits and merits of free trade.

Now, they're forced to cover a covfefe president who doesn't believe that climate change is real but does believe that Frederick Douglass is alive. So.

Just take a look at 'em (with, cough, cough, maybe a few marks ups by our photoshop editor).

1. Van Jones' pearly whites are crumbling to a pile of dust before our very eyes

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2. Ezra Klein from Vox will retire from the company to join the undead

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3. Shep Smith from FOX celebrated twenty of his own birthdays in one year

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4. Grandma Maddow just announced she'll be moving to MSNBC's coveted early bird time slot

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5. CNN's Jake Tapper recently received an award for "Saddest old man of the year"

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6. MSNBC's Can-no-longer-feel-Joy Reid

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7. Chris Hayes is expected to leave MSNBC to work on restoring his local library's toy train collection

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8. Don Lemon is now 50% human, 50% limestone rock

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9. Anderson Cooper is a handsome immortal and is therefore unaffected by the Trump presidency

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President Trump: will you leave no skin fold unwrinkled?

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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