President Trump “exhibits excellent cognitive and physical health and is fully fit,” according to White House physician Capt. Sean Barbabella.
The White House released Trump’s three-page medical report Sunday morning following the president’s annual physical examination at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday.
“President Trump remains in excellent health, exhibiting robust cardiac, pulmonary, neurological and general physical function,” Barbabella said.
Trump, 78, is the oldest president to take the oath of office in the White House. Former President Joe Biden was a few months younger when he started his term and visibly slowed down while in office — sparking political turmoil and concerns about his cognitive ability.
These medical records mark the first detailed information on Trump’s health since the assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pa., in July.
The physical examination revealed a few “abnormalities,” according to Barbabella. The first was “scarring on the right ear” from the gunshot wound sustained during the assassination attempt.
Barbabella said Trump’s “hearing was normal.” The second was a “diverticulosis and a benign polyp” revealed during a colonoscopy in July. Diverticulosis is inflammation or infection in the digestive tract.
The White House physician recommended a “follow-up colonoscopy in three years.”
The medical report also showed that Trump weighs 224 pounds, 20 pounds lighter than he weighed in 2020. And his LDL — “bad” cholesterol levels — are now within an “optimal” range and lower than last reported in 2020. He is currently taking two cholesterol-control medications: rosuvastatin and ezetimibe. The latter medication was not noted in Trump’s 2020 medical report.
Trump’s vaccines are all “current,” but Barbabella did not list specific immunizations.
The president’s neurological exam “revealed no abnormalities in his mental status,” according to Barbabella. Trump was assessed for cognitive function, depression and anxiety. He scored within the normal range in all categories.
“I took a cognitive test. And I don’t know what to tell you, other than I got every answer right,” Trump told reporters on Friday following his exams. “I took just a lot of different tests, having to do with the heart, having to do with other things.”
At the end of Trump’s medical report, the White House physician said Trump’s days are full of meetings, public appearances, press conferences — and “frequent victories in golf events.”
