Overview
- President Trump told the Wall Street Journal he takes more aspirin than doctors recommend and said the medication explains recurring hand bruises.
- White House physician Navy Capt. Sean Barbabella said Trump takes 325 milligrams of aspirin daily for cardiac prevention and that an October CT scan found no abnormalities.
- Trump and his doctor clarified that the October imaging was a CT scan, correcting earlier suggestions it was an MRI.
- The White House has identified superficial chronic venous insufficiency as the cause of prior leg swelling; Trump said he tried compression socks but stopped wearing them.
- Trump denied falling asleep in public meetings, saying photos capture him blinking, as independent clinicians urged greater health transparency despite noting such bruising is common in older adults.