Trump ‘fully fit for duty,’ White House physician says
President Donald Trump, just two months shy of his 79th birthday, is in “excellent health” according to a memo released Sunday by the White House physician following a physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
The note, written by Dr. Sean P. Barbabella, is effusive in its praise of Trump, and appeared crafted to quell any concerns about the age or fitness of the oldest president ever to be sworn into office. It cites his participation in meetings, public events and “frequent victories in golf events” without mentioning that he prefers a diet heavy in fast food.
According to the memo, Trump stands 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 224 pounds, putting him just below the clinical threshold for obesity. His resting heart rate was 62 beats per minute, with a blood pressure reading of 128/74 mmHg — both within healthy ranges.
Trump scored a perfect 30 out of 30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), a test often used to detect early signs of dementia. He also showed no signs of depression or anxiety, with scores in the normal range on standardized screenings.
“I don’t know what to tell you other than I got every answer right,” he said Saturday, bragging about his performance on the cognitive test to reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday.
“Overall, I felt I was in very good shape,” Trump said. “A good heart, a good soul, a very good soul.” He did say that doctors gave him “a little bit” of advice on lifestyle changes to improve his health but he did not elaborate on what those are.
The memo did disclose “minor sun damage” on his skin, a benign colon polyp found during a July 2024 colonoscopy, and two types of medication he is taking for cholesterol control. It also noted scarring on his right ear from the gunshot wound he sustained during the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July, and previous cataract surgery.
Trump has previously offered only limited disclosures about his health. Before the assassination attempt and the newly released memo from Barbabella on Sunday, the last public update came in November 2023, when Dr. Bruce A. Aronwald issued a letter timed to coincide with former President Joe Biden’s 81st birthday, asserting that Trump was in “excellent” physical and mental health.
That letter was devoid of key medical details including his weight or blood pressure.
(Source:Politico)
