Overview
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for a congressional probe into President Trump’s health in an interview posted Friday.
- Jeffries said Oversight Chair James Comer should answer for the lack of inquiry and argued the review should not wait for possible Democratic control after the midterms.
- The push followed Wall Street Journal reporting that Trump said he takes more aspirin than doctors recommend, stopped using compression socks for swollen legs, and denied falling asleep in meetings.
- Trump responded by asserting he is in “perfect health” and cited cognitive testing, while the White House has publicly maintained he is fit for duty.
- Republicans have not signaled plans to investigate, as questions about presidential health persist with Trump at age 79 and recent scrutiny of past presidents still fresh.