Saturday, May 30, 2026 -The White House has released the results of US President Donald Trump's May physical, sharing a memo from his physician, recommending he lose weight and exercise more, while noting he is in excellent health.
"President Trump remains in excellent health,
demonstrating strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological and overall physical
function," White House physician Sean Barbabella wrote in a letter
released Friday (local time).
"Cognitive and physical performance are excellent. He
is fully fit to carry out all duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of
State."
Barbabella wrote, "Preventive counselling was
provided", during the exam, "including guidance on diet,
recommendation to take a low-dose aspirin, increased physical activity and
continued weight loss."
The doctor noted the president stood 6 feet 3 inches
(190.5cm) tall and weighed 238 pounds (108kg).
At his physical exam last April, Trump weighed 224
pounds (101kg).
His visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Tuesday marked the third time he'd visited the facility for a medical exam,
since becoming the oldest president ever inaugurated last year.
Prior to the visit, the White House said the check-up would
include "routine annual dental and medical assessments", despite him
having already visited a dentist in Florida twice this year.
Immediately following the visit, Trump offered scant details
on Truth Social, writing, "Everything checked out PERFECTLY".
Since returning to the White House in 2025, visible ailments
and speculation over his health have prompted the White House to divulge new
details of the president's physical condition.
The White House said swelling in his legs and ankles that
was revealed last summer was a result of chronic venous insufficiency, a
condition in which valves inside certain veins didn't work the way they should,
which could allow blood to pool or collect in the veins.
Trump attempted to wear compression socks, but found them
uncomfortable.
In Friday's letter, the president's doctor wrote that,
during Tuesday's physical, "Slight lower leg swelling was noted, with
improvement from last year".
The president has also developed noticeable bruising on his
hands during his second term, which the White House has chalked up to frequent
handshakes and attempted to cover up with concealer in photographs.
According to the doctor's readout, Trump also submitted to a
"comprehensive neurological exam", which showed "normal mental
status, intact cranial nerves, normal motor strength, sensation, reflexes,
gait, and balance".
As for Trump's heart health, the doctor said,
"Al-enhanced electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis estimated his cardiac age...
to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age".
Barbabella's letter noted that Trump currently took aspirin,
but didn't give a dosage. When it's used for preventive purposes, doctors
generally advise taking 81milligrams of aspirin per day, but Trump told
the Wall Street Journal in January that he took 325mg, a dose
that could raise the risk of bleeding.
"They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood
and I don't want thick blood pouring through my heart," Trump told
the WSJ
"I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart...
they'd rather have me take the smaller one. I take the larger one, but I've
done it for years and what it does do is it causes bruising."
Trump again took the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a
10-minute screening test used to detect mild cognitive impairment and early
dementia.
The doctor said the president scored 30 out of 30.
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