Overview
- Two White House medical providers from Walter Reed, present for the Oval Office interview, described the president’s health as excellent and said recent results showed no problems.
- White House spokesperson Steven Cheung said Trump is in perfect physical and cognitive health, echoing the administration’s public reassurances.
- Questions have focused on visible bruising and swollen ankles; aides and doctors attributed the marks to a long‑time 325 mg daily aspirin regimen and frequent handshakes, and the leg swelling to chronic venous insufficiency.
- Officials clarified that an October advanced imaging test was a CT scan of the chest and abdomen, not an MRI, and said the findings were normal.
- Trump has repeatedly claimed he has aced cognitive screenings and rejected suggestions he nodded off in meetings, saying lengthy briefings are boring but that he was listening.