Overview
- At Tuesday’s briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt repeated that President Trump is in optimal physical health and said she would seek details from doctors about the MRI.
- Leavitt described the October Walter Reed visit as a follow-up appointment, diverging from earlier White House language calling it a routine yearly checkup.
- CNN’s Kristen Holmes noted that MRIs are typically targeted to a specific concern and pressed for transparency on what was imaged and why, but no specifics were provided.
- Trump previously told reporters he had a “perfect” MRI and boasted about cognitive testing, while a one-page memo from Navy Capt. Sean Barbabella states he remains in exceptional health.
- Former White House physician Jeffrey Kuhlman questioned the hours-long Walter Reed visit, saying the timeline suggests more occurred than a brief follow-up and standard imaging.