Overview
- Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, the president said an October MRI at Walter Reed was part of a standard exam and that his doctor called the result the best he had seen.
- Pressed on what the scan evaluated, Trump said he did not know which body part was examined.
- The White House declined to release images or specify the purpose of the imaging, while a spokeswoman said he remains in extraordinarily good physical health.
- Reporting that cited medical specialists emphasized that MRIs are generally used to assess specific areas such as the brain, heart, spine, or vascular system.
- Officials said the October imaging was his second formal medical review this year, following a July disclosure of chronic venous insufficiency.