White House reports Trump in ‘excellent health’ after physical
A letter from President Trump’s physician released late Friday stated the president is in “excellent health” following a physical earlier in the week at Walter Reed National Military Hospital. The visit was his third known checkup at the military hospital since returning to the White House. Capt. Sean Barbabella, a Navy captain serving as physician to the president, said Mr. Trump demonstrated strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and overall physical function. The letter noted the president weighs 238 pounds with a blood pressure of 105 over 71, compared to 224 pounds and 128 over 74 at his physical last April. Barbabella wrote that Mr. Trump is “fully fit to carry out all duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State.” The doctor also observed scarring on the president’s right ear consistent with a prior gunshot injury and slight lower leg swelling with improvement from last year. Mr. Trump scored 30 out of 30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, described as within normal limits.
What’s reported
President Trump’s physician released a letter late Friday stating the president is in “excellent health.”
The physical took place Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Hospital, his third known checkup there since returning to the White House.
Capt. Sean Barbabella, physician to the president, said Mr. Trump showed “strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and overall physical function.”
The president weighs 238 pounds with blood pressure 105/71; last April he weighed 224 pounds with blood pressure 128/74.
Resting heart rate was 73 beats per minute.
He is taking aspirin and cholesterol control drugs rosuvastatin and ezetimibe.
Barbabella stated Mr. Trump is “fully fit to carry out all duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State.”
The doctor noted “scarring of the right ear consistent with prior gunshot injury” from the 2024 campaign rally shooting.
The president has “soft tissue irritation” on his hands due to “frequent handshaking” and aspirin use.
He had “slight lower leg swelling … with improvement from last year,” attributed to chronic venous insufficiency.
Mr. Trump’s cardiac age is approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age.
He scored 30 out of 30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.
Mr. Trump posted on social media Sunday that the results were “extremely good” and that he achieved perfect scores four times in a row.
Key figures
President Donald Trump
Capt. Sean Barbabella, Navy captain and physician to the president
Sources: CBS News
