Overview
- Trump told reporters he underwent an MRI and a cognitive test at Walter Reed in October, calling the MRI result "perfect."
- The White House characterized the trip as a routine follow-up, and physician Capt. Sean Barbabella said the president is in "excellent overall health."
- Neither Trump nor press secretary Karoline Leavitt has disclosed the reason for the MRI or the body part imaged, as experts note MRI is not a routine screening tool.
- Former White House physician Jeffrey Kuhlman cited the eight-minute flight to Walter Reed and a roughly four-hour window as a timeline "disconnect" suggesting more occurred than described.
- Photos of swollen legs and a bruised hand preceded a disclosure of chronic venous insufficiency, with scrutiny heightened by the president's age of 79.