Overview
- Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, the president said he underwent an MRI during an October visit to Walter Reed as part of a “very standard” physical and described the result as “outstanding.”
- He declined to say which body part was imaged, adding he had “no idea what they analyzed,” and the White House has not specified the target of the scan.
- Officials previously characterized the October visit as a follow-up that included “advanced imaging” and said consulting radiologists judged the president to be in exceptional health.
- Independent physicians note MRIs are not routine screening tools and are typically ordered to evaluate specific areas such as the spine, heart and vascular system, brain, or joints.
- The MRI occurred during the president’s second formal health evaluation of the year; a July medical note disclosed a diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency, and on Friday he also touted acing a mental acuity test.