Trump in excellent health after annual checkup, doctor says

Donald Trump's doc says the US president is successful "excellent health" pursuing his yearly aesculapian exam.

In a memo released by the White House connected Friday, Capt Sean Barbabella said Trump, who turns 80 adjacent month, has "strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological and wide carnal function" and is "fully acceptable to transportation retired each duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State".

Trump visited the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center connected Tuesday for the exam, penning connected his Truth Social level afterwards that "everything checked retired perfectly".

It is his 3rd known check-up since returning to the White House past year.

According to the memo, Trump - the oldest idiosyncratic to beryllium inaugurated arsenic US president - was "within mean limits" connected the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a communal trial of cognitive health, scoring a 30 retired of 30.

He had gained 14lb (6.3kg) since his medical exam successful April 2025 and Barbabella said the president had been fixed guidance connected diet, carnal activity, and continued value loss.

Trump's cardiac property was besides estimated to beryllium astir 14 years younger than his chronological age.

"His demanding regular schedule, including aggregate high-level meetings, nationalist engagements, and regular carnal activity, continues to enactment his wide well-being." Barbabella wrote.

Last year, the president's bruised hands and swollen legs caused interest and speculation implicit his health.

In July it was revealed helium had been diagnosed with a vein condition called chronic venous insufficiency, which occurs erstwhile limb veins neglect to pump humor to the heart, causing it to excavation successful the little limbs, which tin past go swollen.

While determination remained immoderate "slight little limb swelling", Barbabella noted successful his memo that determination was "improvement from past year".

Bruising connected Trump's manus was explained successful the study arsenic being "consistent with insignificant brushed insubstantial irritation related to predominant handshaking" portion taking aspirin for "cardiovascular prevention".

Barbabella noted this bruising is "a communal and benign effect of aspirin therapy."

Alongside aspirin, the missive stated that Trump is taking 2 cholesterin power drugs but different remained up to day connected each due preventive screenings and immunisations.

While not compulsory, these yearly aesculapian tests person go seen arsenic regular successful caller decades.