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mahatmakanejeeves

(71,007 posts)
Sat May 30, 2026, 06:31 AM 23 hrs ago

White House Releases Results of Trump's Latest Physical Exam

Source: New York Times

White House Releases Results of Trump’s Latest Physical Exam

The report by President Trump’s physician said he was in “excellent health.” It showed that he had gained weight and that neurological and heart tests had come back “normal.”


President Trump at the White House last week. The results of his recent physical exam were released late Friday. Jose Luis Magana

By Chris Cameron
Reporting from Washington

May 30, 2026, 12:49 a.m. ET

The White House released a three-page report from President Trump’s physician late Friday detailing the results of his physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earlier this week. ... Mr. Trump’s doctors in the past have released positive health reports that stress the president’s excellent condition and good health habits. Friday’s report, written by the president’s physician, Dr. Sean P. Barbabella, gave a similarly upbeat assessment of Mr. Trump’s health, declaring that the 79-year-old president “remains in excellent health, demonstrating strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and overall physical function.”

Mr. Trump, the oldest man to be inaugurated as president, underwent an extensive battery of physical and mental tests, according to the report. The president had an echocardiogram, an ultrasound image of the heart, following increased testing of his cardiovascular system last year and a diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency, a condition that occurs when veins have trouble moving blood back to the heart. ... Mr. Trump has a history of high cholesterol and takes two medications, Crestor and Zetia, to lower his LDL cholesterol levels. Mr. Trump also takes a high daily dose of aspirin to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes, rejecting medical guidelines and advice from his doctors to switch to a lower amount.

At Walter Reed, Mr. Trump also took a series of neurological tests — including the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, or MOCA, a 10-minute exam meant to screen for signs of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease or other conditions. As in previous years, Mr. Trump scored 30 out of 30 on the exam. ... The report showed that the president had gained 14 pounds since a physical exam in April 2025, weighing 238 pounds — near the threshold of clinical obesity. Mr. Trump, who has often mused publicly about friends and staff who take what he calls “the fat drug,” has said that he has not taken obesity drugs, adding “I probably should.” ... Dr. Barbabella noted in the report that “preventive counseling was provided, including guidance on diet, recommendation to take a low-dose aspirin, increased physical activity, and continued weight loss.”

{snip}

For more than a decade, Mr. Trump, his doctors and his aides have frequently issued terse, vague or rosy statements about the president’s fitness and health conditions. Dr. Harold Bornstein, Mr. Trump’s longtime personal physician, said in late 2015 that Mr. Trump would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.” Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, a White House physician for Mr. Trump, said in 2018 that with a better diet, Mr. Trump could have lived to be 200 years old.

{snip}

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/us/politics/trump-health-medical-physical-exam.html



https://www.nytimes.com/by/chris-cameron
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White House Releases Results of Trump's Latest Physical Exam (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 23 hrs ago OP
;-{) ........ Goonch 23 hrs ago #1
What's wrong with this: there would be at least one person pumping their fist in the air upon seeing this. 3Hotdogs 22 hrs ago #8
Not in a military hospital ;-{) Goonch 22 hrs ago #12
This message was self-deleted by its author 3Hotdogs 22 hrs ago #9
It's a lie..................... Lovie777 23 hrs ago #2
AT the end of the day, bull$hit is still bull$hit!!!! state of stupid 23 hrs ago #3
Won't believe it. no_hypocrisy 22 hrs ago #4
With his height and girth, he's over 300 lbs. Lie on something so observably false, they'll lie/falsify anything. pat_k 18 hrs ago #43
I've been saying that FOR YEARS AZ8theist 12 hrs ago #56
Liars. ".... demonstrating strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and function" Botany 22 hrs ago #5
He can't even walk from the edge of green.. thomski64 19 hrs ago #26
The man has zero class. Botany 14 hrs ago #50
Who did the exam, Putin? The Wizard 22 hrs ago #6
;-{) POST PHYSICAL NIGHT SNACK Goonch 22 hrs ago #7
That's probably closer to the truth. Vinca 22 hrs ago #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Vinca 22 hrs ago #11
great picture! i like the fact that the image by the window is partially inside. and the moon is full orleans 14 hrs ago #55
I suspect they're using alternative facts to interpret 'normal'. cstanleytech 22 hrs ago #13
"Normal." Kid Berwyn 21 hrs ago #14
"Good health habits?" Dulcinea 21 hrs ago #15
238 pounds EuterpeThelo 21 hrs ago #16
My guess is that, at a minimum, he's 289 (in that case, he demanded 50 lbs off). pat_k 18 hrs ago #42
Here is a picture is a man who is actually 6'3" 238lbs, Derrick Henry of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens.. RockRaven 14 hrs ago #54
I see Trump more like Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith. 6'3" and 230. Botany 7 hrs ago #63
No cognitive test results to brag about? Norrrm 21 hrs ago #17
You missed the part where he aced them. niyad 20 hrs ago #21
Doggone! I just wasn't cognizant. Failed that one. Norrrm 20 hrs ago #22
That's okay. It is still early. niyad 20 hrs ago #23
So in other words, he's a physical wreck hadEnuf 20 hrs ago #18
There is simply no way Bayard 20 hrs ago #19
So just more bullshit propaganda then. JustKay 20 hrs ago #20
Yes..I have a confession to make. My husband has left me, because my "boyfriends" Keep calling me. chouchou 20 hrs ago #24
Ha, that's no result of his exam. That's a wtitten Figarosmom 20 hrs ago #25
Well, his doctors appear to be less than ethical. travelingthrulife 19 hrs ago #30
I imagine there's a huge pay-off Figarosmom 19 hrs ago #34
Whoa, they're still going with the handshaking BS? PatSeg 18 hrs ago #38
Trump is not in excellent health. We're being lied to by his physicians. yardwork 19 hrs ago #27
We won the war too. twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #28
Lies, lies and more lies MIButterfly 19 hrs ago #29
I do look forward to a non-elderly president some day... Mark.b2 19 hrs ago #31
MAGA will believe it. travelingthrulife 19 hrs ago #32
Whoa, that is scary PatSeg 18 hrs ago #39
Report raises suspicion for the totally unnecessary elaboration about his ear: wishstar 19 hrs ago #33
Yeah, that was very odd PatSeg 18 hrs ago #40
Trump thinks..... SergeStorms 18 hrs ago #41
Trump is not in excellent health videohead5 19 hrs ago #35
His cult will be shocked when he drops dead. City Lights 19 hrs ago #36
Has anyone ever seen him and Bigfoot at the same time? BWdem4life 18 hrs ago #37
The doctor recommended "CONTINUED weight loss" when he had gained 14 pounds! karynnj 18 hrs ago #44
Since It's from the Trump Administration MissouriDem47 17 hrs ago #45
During his colonoscopy they removed half of The House of Representatives. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #46
Where did they put them? barbtries 12 hrs ago #58
Anyone who believes he was 220 lbs is delusional. louis-t 16 hrs ago #47
"good health habits" piddyprints 15 hrs ago #48
That line about having good health habits Deminpenn 14 hrs ago #51
Good thing he gained weight Blumancru 15 hrs ago #49
At his height... R0ckyRac00n 14 hrs ago #52
Yeah Sure Ya Betcha 😏 Faux pas 14 hrs ago #53
Unmitigated bullshit. barbtries 12 hrs ago #57
Imagine the Sen. Rick Scott relogic 11 hrs ago #59
The healthiest president ever to pardon a record number of violent felons! The healthiest President ever to tear down struggle4progress 11 hrs ago #60
The only diagnosis I want to see is..... KY_EnviroGuy 11 hrs ago #61
He has congestive heart failure. valleyrogue 9 hrs ago #62

3Hotdogs

(15,596 posts)
8. What's wrong with this: there would be at least one person pumping their fist in the air upon seeing this.
Sat May 30, 2026, 07:28 AM
22 hrs ago

Also, the cankles aren't depicted.

Response to Goonch (Reply #1)

no_hypocrisy

(55,505 posts)
4. Won't believe it.
Sat May 30, 2026, 07:10 AM
22 hrs ago

Even if I were shown the lab test results, I would believe them to be altered.

Likely the doctors, nurses, and lab techs had to sign an NDA.

pat_k

(14,002 posts)
43. With his height and girth, he's over 300 lbs. Lie on something so observably false, they'll lie/falsify anything.
Sat May 30, 2026, 11:41 AM
18 hrs ago

AZ8theist

(7,683 posts)
56. I've been saying that FOR YEARS
Sat May 30, 2026, 05:16 PM
12 hrs ago

I'm 6'2" and at one time weighed 325. (no longer, lost 65lbs)

AND WHEN I WAS 325, HE WAS LARGER THAN ME!!!!

There is ZERO chance on Koresh's green Earth he weighs 238.

Botany

(77,954 posts)
5. Liars. ".... demonstrating strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and function"
Sat May 30, 2026, 07:19 AM
22 hrs ago

Cardio/circulatory look @ his swollen ankles …. congestive heart failure ?? …. they have admitted to
Trump having chronic venous insufficiency, and how many strokes has he had? The drooping
right side of his mouth is obvious and you can see where they have been giving him Botox along with
his upper lip too.

Neurological … he has some kind of progressive dementia and he has some kind of problem
that makes him fall asleep all the time …. daytime somnolence?? BTW how many cognitive
function tests have they given him?

Pulmonary…. If he had to walk 18 holes that would mostly likely kill him. He is 80 and has never
exercised. Plus he has gained 17 pounds too.

thomski64

(973 posts)
26. He can't even walk from the edge of green..
Sat May 30, 2026, 10:11 AM
19 hrs ago

..to putt, but DRIVES HIS CART ON THE GREEN
No considerate golfer on earth would do that..
What an ill mannered asshole.

Botany

(77,954 posts)
50. The man has zero class.
Sat May 30, 2026, 03:13 PM
14 hrs ago

He can have any cut of meat in the world from a bone in rib eye, to filet mignon, to a standing rib,
to a pork tenderloin, to any piece of seafood, to any vegetable, to any dish (scalloped potatoes in
with cheese in a cast iron skillet kept warmed by a fire for me), to a soup, to a baked good, to a type
of fruit, to a desert, and what does he like besides McDonald’s and KFC well done N.Y. strip steak
…. a tough cut …. with ketchup. Besides he sucks @ golf too. He is like a meth addict who has
vodka and a pipe for breakfast.

Sorry to babble. Good God in Butter Trump is an example of America’s decline.

He is dying before our eyes and his doctors/the White House push lies that would make N. Korea’s
“Pink Lady” blush.

The Wizard

(13,894 posts)
6. Who did the exam, Putin?
Sat May 30, 2026, 07:26 AM
22 hrs ago

This sounds like Russian propaganda. From my perspective, anything positive about Trump is Russian propaganda. He's 80 years old and morbidly obese. I guess that's a stellar medical report in another Universe.

Vinca

(54,417 posts)
10. That's probably closer to the truth.
Sat May 30, 2026, 07:54 AM
22 hrs ago

Adding: Somehow, I posted this twice so deleted one.

Response to Goonch (Reply #7)

orleans

(37,256 posts)
55. great picture! i like the fact that the image by the window is partially inside. and the moon is full
Sat May 30, 2026, 04:03 PM
14 hrs ago

the moon is full tonight and tomorrow night
it's a blue moon
and a micromoon (to go with his micro hands)

it officially is full at 4:45am eastern time on may 31 (less than 5 hours after midnight tonight)

it's the perfect time for his visitor at the window to step inside and whisk him away

perhaps it will happen.

EuterpeThelo

(455 posts)
16. 238 pounds
Sat May 30, 2026, 08:52 AM
21 hrs ago

Yeah, maybe in his bra or his overloaded diaper.

Plus, wasn't he supposed to have been 239 like five years ago? Like he's lost weight. Sure, Jan.

BTW, I'm not normally one to fat-shame, being obese myself, but with Orange Jabba the Hut, all bets are off.

pat_k

(14,002 posts)
42. My guess is that, at a minimum, he's 289 (in that case, he demanded 50 lbs off).
Sat May 30, 2026, 11:29 AM
18 hrs ago

I'm not one to fat-shame either. My partner was heavy. Weighed close to 250, was 5'10" and didn't have anywhere near the girth of the felon.

Taller and much, much fatter, I would put the felon at over 300 for sure, but will concede it's possible he's less than that -- but not by much!!!

I frankly don't give a crap if he lies about his own weight. By lying on an official report on the president by a physician? That is intolerable. And if he lies about something that is so obvious, he's lying about all of it.

RockRaven

(19,794 posts)
54. Here is a picture is a man who is actually 6'3" 238lbs, Derrick Henry of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens..
Sat May 30, 2026, 03:41 PM
14 hrs ago

Does The Dotard look ANYTHING like this guy? I think not. You can add all the pads and stuff (without counting their weight) and this guy is still slimmer than the stinky orange lump by a long shot.

Botany

(77,954 posts)
63. I see Trump more like Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith. 6'3" and 230.
Sat May 30, 2026, 10:29 PM
7 hrs ago


Btw I have met Smith and he is huge.

Trump with Xi of China who is listed @ 5’9”







Norrrm

(5,731 posts)
22. Doggone! I just wasn't cognizant. Failed that one.
Sat May 30, 2026, 09:53 AM
20 hrs ago

I'll have to give Donald his due.

Bayard

(30,417 posts)
19. There is simply no way
Sat May 30, 2026, 09:08 AM
20 hrs ago

Are we not supposed to believe our lying eyes again? The man is closer to 300 lbs, talks gibberish, and falls asleep all the time.

chouchou

(3,351 posts)
24. Yes..I have a confession to make. My husband has left me, because my "boyfriends" Keep calling me.
Sat May 30, 2026, 10:00 AM
20 hrs ago

They're Keanu Reeves, Dwayne Johnson, Patrick Dempsey, Daniel Craig, and Brad Pitt : ...

Figarosmom

(13,807 posts)
34. I imagine there's a huge pay-off
Sat May 30, 2026, 10:39 AM
19 hrs ago

They said they would not be releasing his medical report. Thus looks to be the same as last 3 reports put out by his press office.

get the fuck out of here

Examination was normal, except for scarring of the right ear consistent with prior gunshot injury.

Examination of the dorsal hands revealed ecchymosis (bruising), consistent with minor soft tissue irritation related to frequent handshaking

Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) 2026-05-30T03:30:03.025Z

PatSeg

(53,676 posts)
38. Whoa, they're still going with the handshaking BS?
Sat May 30, 2026, 11:13 AM
18 hrs ago

The whole world has moved beyond that garbage.

yardwork

(69,733 posts)
27. Trump is not in excellent health. We're being lied to by his physicians.
Sat May 30, 2026, 10:16 AM
19 hrs ago

That alone should be a headline. If the physicians at Walter Reed are going to lie to the American people, and we tolerate it, maybe it's best to just stop reporting on presidents' health.

Mark.b2

(827 posts)
31. I do look forward to a non-elderly president some day...
Sat May 30, 2026, 10:21 AM
19 hrs ago

The fact we will have had 80+ year-old chief executives for 12 years soon is astounding.

I’m ready to return to the norm with a 50-68 year-old young buck, where the annual physical is a non-event! LOL

travelingthrulife

(5,652 posts)
32. MAGA will believe it.
Sat May 30, 2026, 10:22 AM
19 hrs ago

My MAGA sister insists Michelle Obama is a man because Michelle bent over once and my sister saw her testicles...she's a former nurse...sigh.

wishstar

(5,838 posts)
33. Report raises suspicion for the totally unnecessary elaboration about his ear:
Sat May 30, 2026, 10:39 AM
19 hrs ago

"Examination was normal, except for scarring of the right ear consistent with prior gunshot injury"

Funny that the doctor felt compelled to add that remark when no abnormal visible scarring is detectable on any photos after the bandage was removed. Doctor doesn't mention the abnormal bruising on both hands blamed on his excessively high and dangerous dosage of aspirin that no reputable medical experts would ever recommend.

PatSeg

(53,676 posts)
40. Yeah, that was very odd
Sat May 30, 2026, 11:20 AM
18 hrs ago

Trump or his people undoubtedly added that part. There is no valid reason to put that in the report.

SergeStorms

(20,890 posts)
41. Trump thinks.....
Sat May 30, 2026, 11:25 AM
18 hrs ago

Diet Coke kills cancer cells, so any supposed medical report should be taken with ten tons of salt (which does not increase his blood pressure, so stop saying that! ). 😉

videohead5

(3,010 posts)
35. Trump is not in excellent health
Sat May 30, 2026, 10:56 AM
19 hrs ago

Last edited Sat May 30, 2026, 04:41 PM - Edit history (1)

There is no way that he can be in excellent health. No one with swollen ankles and bruised hands can be in excellent health. Even if they had said good health, it would be a stretch.

City Lights

(26,073 posts)
36. His cult will be shocked when he drops dead.
Sat May 30, 2026, 10:58 AM
19 hrs ago

The rest of us are expecting it, sooner rather than later.

karynnj

(61,141 posts)
44. The doctor recommended "CONTINUED weight loss" when he had gained 14 pounds!
Sat May 30, 2026, 11:55 AM
18 hrs ago

this in addition to saying he got.diet advice and was told to increase exercise. Even the LOW aspirin advice was because he takes a HIGH dose against medical advice. Even as written, this is not a positive report card. The weight gain even by this report puts him at the threshold of clinical obesity which of course means he is pretty overweight.

Also, playing with the CDC's BMI calculator, to be 238 pounds and on the verge of obesity, he needs to be 6 foot 3 inches. Even if he ever was, he isn't now given many pictures of him standing next to people whose heights are known.

barbtries

(31,366 posts)
58. Where did they put them?
Sat May 30, 2026, 05:40 PM
12 hrs ago

Oh, I’m sure he told them to put them back, because “they’re mine.”

Like classified documents and the entire District of Columbia, they’re his.

louis-t

(24,660 posts)
47. Anyone who believes he was 220 lbs is delusional.
Sat May 30, 2026, 01:11 PM
16 hrs ago

He's 5' 10" and 270. I'm sure he threatens anyone who would dare to release his real health report. He's obese. He shits his pants. He smells bad. His ankles are 3 times normal size. His hands are badly bruised. He has rotting flesh on his neck. He can't walk up a fight of stairs without stopping to rest. He falls asleep all hours of the day. This is the republicans' ideal, manly man? Strong, decisive leader?

piddyprints

(15,125 posts)
48. "good health habits"
Sat May 30, 2026, 02:39 PM
15 hrs ago

Um, SERIOUSLY???? He never exercises, never sleeps, except when he's supposed to be listening to something important, and eats junk food and artificially sweetened diet soft drinks. Those are good health habits? Give me a fxxking break! If I had "health habits" like that, my doc would be talking to me about changing them!

relogic

(283 posts)
59. Imagine the Sen. Rick Scott
Sat May 30, 2026, 06:41 PM
11 hrs ago

of Medicare/Medicaid fraud CEO fame selecting the doctor to polish the laughable medical report for T.

“I see nothing here to raise doubt as to the athletic physic, extraordinary skin/elasticity, well-endowed mental/genitalia faculties, superb, high-stepping hitleresque gait, profound arterial flow away from the brain-starved cranial regions, and so on. No need for further examination.”

(This mostest genuine, honest “doctor” was fired the following day cause he was found pilfering medicines from the infirmary meant for T. So far, the investigation has SS perplexed why a reputable quack recommended by Scott would take advantage of a old, decreptic victim like President T.) /s

struggle4progress

(126,776 posts)
60. The healthiest president ever to pardon a record number of violent felons! The healthiest President ever to tear down
Sat May 30, 2026, 06:43 PM
11 hrs ago

a wing of the White House! The healthiest President ever to be best friends with a serial pedophile! The healthiest President ever to try to steal $1.8 billion from the American people for something he let happen in his previous term! The healthiest President ever to sexually assault a woman and then slander her! The healthiest President ever to launch a pointless war against Iran to drive up gas prices for his petroleum buddies!

valleyrogue

(2,804 posts)
62. He has congestive heart failure.
Sat May 30, 2026, 08:20 PM
9 hrs ago

That is what they are hiding. Lots and lots of symptoms, especially that shortness of breath.

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