White House Releases Results of Trump's Latest Physical Exam

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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.”

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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.

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

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https://www.nytimes.com/by/chris-cameron

[Goonch]

1. ;-{) ........

[3Hotdogs]

8. What's wrong with this: there would be at least one person pumping their fist in the air upon seeing this.

Also, the cankles aren't depicted.

[Goonch]

12. Not in a military hospital ;-{)

[CTyankee]

68. Please tell me he cannot still procreate...

[Lovie777]

2. It's a lie.....................

next.

[state of stupid]

3. AT the end of the day, bull$hit is still bull$hit!!!!

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Won't believe it.

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]

43. With his height and girth, he's over 300 lbs. Lie on something so observably false, they'll lie/falsify anything.

[AZ8theist]

56. I've been saying that FOR YEARS

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]

5. Liars. ".... demonstrating strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and function"

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]

26. He can't even walk from the edge of green..

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

[Botany]

50. The man has zero class.

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.

[CTyankee]

67. that cast iron skillet....I used to have one because my mother said I had to have one to make a decent ham steak with

red-eye gravy. I gave it up.

Now in a retirement community, someone else does the cooking.

This is better....much better...

[The Wizard]

6. Who did the exam, Putin?

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.

[Goonch]

7. ;-{) POST PHYSICAL NIGHT SNACK

[Vinca]

10. That's probably closer to the truth.

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

[orleans]

55. great picture! i like the fact that the image by the window is partially inside. and the moon is full

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.

[cstanleytech]

13. I suspect they're using alternative facts to interpret 'normal'.

[Kid Berwyn]

14. "Normal."

[Dulcinea]

15. "Good health habits?"

He's elderly, overweight, & lives on junk food & Diet Coke!

[EuterpeThelo]

16. 238 pounds

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]

42. My guess is that, at a minimum, he's 289 (in that case, he demanded 50 lbs off).

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]

54. Here is a picture is a man who is actually 6'3" 238lbs, Derrick Henry of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens..

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]

63. I see Trump more like Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith. 6'3" and 230.

Btw I have met Smith and he is huge.

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

[Norrrm]

17. No cognitive test results to brag about?

[niyad]

21. You missed the part where he aced them.

[Norrrm]

22. Doggone! I just wasn't cognizant. Failed that one.

I'll have to give Donald his due.

[niyad]

23. That's okay. It is still early.

[hadEnuf]

18. So in other words, he's a physical wreck

and mentally gonzo.

[Bayard]

19. There is simply no way

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.

[JustKay]

20. So just more bullshit propaganda then.

[chouchou]

24. Yes..I have a confession to make. My husband has left me, because my "boyfriends" Keep calling me.

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

[Figarosmom]

25. Ha, that's no result of his exam. That's a wtitten

Press release. No doctor wrote that.

[travelingthrulife]

30. Well, his doctors appear to be less than ethical.

[Figarosmom]

34. I imagine there's a huge pay-off

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]

38. Whoa, they're still going with the handshaking BS?

The whole world has moved beyond that garbage.

[yardwork]

27. Trump is not in excellent health. We're being lied to by his physicians.

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.

[twodogsbarking]

28. We won the war too.

[MIButterfly]

29. Lies, lies and more lies

Not a word of it true.

[Mark.b2]

31. I do look forward to a non-elderly president some day...

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]

32. MAGA will believe it.

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.

[PatSeg]

39. Whoa, that is scary

And from a "former nurse"?

[wishstar]

33. Report raises suspicion for the totally unnecessary elaboration about his ear:

"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]

40. Yeah, that was very odd

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

[SergeStorms]

41. Trump thinks.....

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! ). 😉

[LeftInTX]

65. The scar on his ear is about the size of

the scar on my eyebrow. A doctor wouldn't notice it, unless I pointed it out.

I did manage to see the scar. He's got some minor ridge issue and slight discoloring. Possibly thickening. But it needs to be pointed out.

[videohead5]

35. Trump is not in excellent health

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]

36. His cult will be shocked when he drops dead.

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

[BWdem4life]

37. Has anyone ever seen him and Bigfoot at the same time?

Just askin'

[karynnj]

44. The doctor recommended "CONTINUED weight loss" when he had gained 14 pounds!

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.

[MissouriDem47]

45. Since It's from the Trump Administration

I don't believe it.

[twodogsbarking]

46. During his colonoscopy they removed half of The House of Representatives.

[barbtries]

58. Where did they put them?

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]

47. Anyone who believes he was 220 lbs is delusional.

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]

48. "good health habits"

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!

[Deminpenn]

51. That line about having good health habits

pretty much gives away the game.

[Blumancru]

49. Good thing he gained weight

He was wasting away to nothing.

[R0ckyRac00n]

52. At his height...

there is no way that bastard is 238. Maybe 328.

[Faux pas]

53. Yeah Sure Ya Betcha 😏

We're all stoopider than you and and all your ass kissing dolts

[barbtries]

57. Unmitigated bullshit.

Ignore the evidence of your eyes and ears…

[relogic]

59. Imagine the Sen. Rick Scott

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]

60. The healthiest president ever to pardon a record number of violent felons! The healthiest President ever to tear down

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!

[KY_EnviroGuy]

61. The only diagnosis I want to see is.....

that he's GONE.

[valleyrogue]

62. He has congestive heart failure.

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

[LeftInTX]

64. I don't give a damn aboit any report

If he goes, he goes. If he doesn't we're stuck with him.

Whether the report is fake or not, we're stuck with him until he's gone.

[mdbl]

66. So they got him to count past 3?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

69. MaddowBlog-The 3 biggest problems with the results of Trump's latest medical exam

The president and his team have had multiple opportunities to earn the benefit of the doubt about his personal health. They keep failing.

The three biggest problems with the results of Trump’s latest medical exam (released Friday night, as part of an apparent attempt to bury the news):
- what was in the report released by the White House
- what *wasn’t* in the report
- the decade-long pattern of obfuscation
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-06-01T14:18:22.560Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/the-3-biggest-problems-with-the-results-of-trumps-latest-medical-exam

After the appointment, Trump gave himself a clean bill of health and vowed to provide news organizations with a summary in “the next day or so.” That was on Tuesday. It wasn’t until Friday night — a time when the White House tends to release information it hopes the public will overlook — when there was some disclosure. MS NOW reported:

President Donald Trump’s physician declared him in “excellent health,” but recommended the president lose weight and exercise more following his latest physical exam.

“Cognitive and physical performance are excellent,” Navy Capt. Sean Barbabella wrote in his report released on Friday. “He is fully fit to carry out all duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State.”

At first blush, that might seem like a routine summary, but a closer look suggests three lingering problems with the developments.

What was in the report: The three-page report released by the White House included plenty of anodyne details, but it also added some curious elements. Barbabella, for example, stated that Trump has a “cardiac age” of a 65-year-old, based on the results of an “AI-enhanced electrocardiogram analysis.” It also pointed to “frequent handshaking” to explain the bruising that often appears on the president’s left and right hands.

Dr. Vin Gupta, a medical analyst for MS NOW, noted online, “When a President’s physicians start citing ‘AI cardiac age’ metrics and explaining bilateral bruising from ‘frequent handshaking,’ the line between medical documentation and political messaging disappears.”

What’s more, the same report from the White House noted that Trump also took another cognitive exam, the fourth of his presidency.....

What was not in the report: That the documentation released by the White House spanned three pages might give the impression of comprehensiveness, but that’s not quite right. The Wall Street Journal reported, for example, “The White House memorandum describing President Trump’s recent physical examination lacks details of the results of tests to assess his cardiovascular health, according to physicians who read the report. That is one of several areas of the report that doctors said stood out for its lack of specificity.”.....

The lengthy pattern: The problem started before Trump even took office. In late 2015, during the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Team Trump released an unintentionally hilarious four-paragraph letter from the late Dr. Harold Bornstein, asserting that Trump’s “physical strength and stamina are extraordinary” and that his lab tests results were “astonishingly excellent.” The doctor added at the time, “If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”

We learned several months later that Bornstein wrote the letter in five minutes while a limo, dispatched by Trump, waited for the document.....

The president and his team, in other words, have had multiple opportunities to earn the benefit of the doubt about his personal health and medical history. They keep failing.