Trump in "excellent health," his physician says
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White House physician Capt. Sean Barbabella released a memo Sunday providing a rare snapshot of President Trump's health.
The big picture: The results from Trump's first physical of his second term say there are no significant changes and that the president "remains in excellent health."
- Trump, 78, and the oldest president ever inaugurated, refused calls during his first term and on the campaign trail to release medical records demonstrating his physical and cognitive well-being.
- The findings from Friday's exam were only allowed to be shared publicly with his consent.
Driving the news: The three-page memo from Barababella lists multiple test results from what the president said was a five-hour trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
- The results shared with the public include the results of Trump's physical exam, which said his eyesight is normal, his lungs are clear and his thyroid and lymph nodes were normal.
- The physical exam also documented that the president has a scar on his right ear from a gunshot wound, sustained in July 2024 during an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The memo also listed Trump as having normal heart function, and shared that he had a colonoscopy last July that found the president has diverticulitis and a benign polyp was removed.
- A neurological exam showed "no abnormalities in his mental status" and Trump scored 30 out of 30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a test which screens for cognitive disfunction.
What they're saying: The president exhibits "robust cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and general physical function," Barbabella wrote in the memo. "His active lifestyle continues to contribute significantly to his well-being."
- "President Trump exhibits excellent cognitive and physical health and is fully fit to execute the duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State," he added.
Flashback: The most in-depth look into his health was a 2018 summary of his annual health exam stated that he had high cholesterol and weighed 239 pounds. His weight increased to 244 pounds in 2020, with lower cholesterol levels.
- In Friday's physical, Trump was listed at 224 pounds, with cholesterol levels in the "optimal" and "desirable" range.
- Trump's cholesterol has improved since his first time in office, likely helped in part by the medications rosuvastatin and ezetimibe.
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