Donald Trump’s MRI scan raised many questions about his health and whether the president is seriously ill. White House doctors have claimed otherwise, as have White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. On Wednesday, Leavitt shared new information about Trump’s MRI scan and gave an update on his health.
Many were both worried as well as surprised when the White House in October revealed that President Donald Trump had undergone an MRI scan. On October 10, Trump’s physician, Sean Barbabella, released a memo stating that the president underwent “advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments.
He added that “comprehensive laboratory studies performed in conjunction with the visit were exceptional, including stable metabolic, hematologic, and cardiac parameters.” Moreover, Trump received his annual flu vaccination and an updated COVID-19 booster.
“President Trump continues to demonstrate excellent overall health,” Barbabella wrote. “His cardiac age-a validated measure of cardiovascular vitality via ECG-was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age.”
Later, Trump also confirmed to reporters aboard Air Force One, en route to Japan, that he had an MRI.
“We had an MRI, MRI and the machine, you know, the whole thing, and it was perfect. Nobody has ever given you reports like I gave you, and if I didn’t think it was going to be good, either I would let you know negatively, I wouldn’t run, I’d do something. But the doctors said some of the best reports for the age, some of the best reports they’ve ever seen.”
The White House gives an update on Donald Trump’s MRI scan
The White House has been dodging saying too much about Trump’s health, except that he is in an ‘extraordinary’ condition. Questions about the MRI and what they were really looking for have been raised in press briefings time and time again. On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared an update in response to a press question.
She said the president “remains in exceptional physical health” after concerns in recent months, among them pictures of Trump with swollen ankles and bruises on his hands.
“As stated in the memo provided on October 10th, President Trump received advanced imaging at Walter Reed Medical Center as part of his routine physical examination,” Leavitt continued. “The full results were reviewed by attending radiologists and consultants, and all agreed that President Trump remains in exceptional physical health.”
MRI scans use strong magnetic fields to create images of the inside of a patient’s body and can detect a wide range of conditions. Doctors usually prescribe MRIs to provide detailed images of the heart and vascular system, spine, brain, knees, and other parts of the body.
While Donald Trump – and the White House – stated that there was nothing special about the medical visit, others disagree.
Past White House doctor says Trump is ‘hiding something’
Former White House doctor Jeffrey Kuhlman, who served as the White House physician under Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, spoke to The Hill several weeks ago, claiming that Trump is hiding something. He questioned why, if tests beyond MRI could have been performed in just 15 minutes at the White House, the timeline doesn’t add up.
“It’s about an eight-minute helicopter ride from the South Lawn to Walter Reed. So we know that he at least had four hours available to undergo medical care,” Kuhlmann told The Hill. “There’s a disconnect there.”
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