President Donald TrumpThe doctor published an official note concerning the health of the commander -in -chief on Sunday after undergoing an annual physique on Friday.
Why it matters
Trump emphasized his physical health, especially during his presidential campaign in 2024 in which he contrasted against the oldest Joe Biden. He started his second term as the oldest person inaugurated as president at 78 years and 220 days, and will be 79 years old in June.
Trump’s examinations during his first administration raised concerns, especially towards the end. His latest annual physique in 2020 He found it obese with high blood pressure. The American navy, Dr. Sean Conley, Trump’s doctor at the time, said that the president “remains in good health” and had “no significant change to report” of his annual physics.
The president is not required to disclose the results of his annual physical exam, according to the Associated Press. President Richard Nixon was the first modern president to publicize his medical examination, which has since become a customary practice.
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What to know
Trump suffered his annual physique on Friday April 11 at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in the care of Captain Sean Barbabella, who is the doctor of the president.
Barbabella shared the following details of the physique, according to the memo sent by e-mail to Nowsweek By the White House:
“President Trump remains in excellent health, presenting a physical, pulmonary, neurological and general physical function. His active lifestyle continues to contribute significantly to his well-being.”
“The days of President Trump include participation in several meetings, public appearances, the availability of the press and frequent victories in golf events. President Trump presents excellent cognitive and physical health and is fully able to pay the functions of the commander -in -chief and the head of state,” said the memo.
Trump’s “civil statistics” indicate its size of 75 inches (or 6 feet and 3 inches high), its weight of 224 pounds, with a heart rate at rest of 62 beats per minute and blood pressure of 128/74. In 2020, he had weighed 244 pounds and had blood pressure of 121/79.
Examination of his head and chest found no abnormality, with normal heart function and normal results for his abdomen. A complete neurological examination has not revealed “no anomaly in its mental state, its cranial nerves, its motor and sensory functions, its reflexes, its approach and its balance”.
“The cognitive function, assessed using the Montreal cognitive assessment (MOCA), was normal with a score of 30 out of 30,” said the memo. Trump also eliminated depression and anxiety screening, “with scores in the normal beach of the two”.
Trump had Journalists boasted on Friday After his exam, he “did well” on the cognitive part and that he “obtained each correct answer”.
He added that “the American people want” to pass cognitive tests to prove their capacities – something for which they regularly criticized the former president Biden, demanding that he pass a cognitive test several times throughout his mandate.
The examination also listed Trump as taking rosuvastatin and ezetimibe for cholesterol control, aspirin for heart prevention and mometasone cream if necessary for a skin condition.
What people say
President Donald Trump Friday, to journalists: “I wanted to be a little different from Biden, I passed a cognitive test. And, I do not know what to tell you other than I got the right answer. I did a lot of different tests, to do with the heart, to do with other things, and I think you will find that I am – they will publish the report on Sunday, I think you will find very well.”
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a republican of Georgia, Friday, wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “President Trump reports to Walter Reed for his annual physique. I am sure that he will have an excellent report because I know that he is fantastic and is clear as an accent! However, the representatives of the room and the senators should also have physics and the results should be public.”
Update, 04/13/25 at 11:12 am: This article has been updated with additional information, context and quotes.