Overview
- President Trump said he will publish the October MRI results, described them as “perfect,” and said he does not know which body part was scanned, adding it was not his brain after he passed a cognitive test.
- The White House released a letter from physician Capt. Sean P. Barbabella describing advanced imaging as preventive and reporting perfectly normal cardiovascular and abdominal findings.
- Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president’s advanced imaging at Walter Reed was part of a routine evaluation and affirmed his exceptional physical health.
- The public medical summary remains brief and notes recent vaccinations but does not explain why the MRI was ordered after Trump had already completed his annual physical in April.
- Criticism over Trump’s fitness persists, with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz questioning his mental and physical condition, while the White House attributes past bruising and leg swelling to aspirin use and chronic venous insufficiency.