Trump deemed in ‘excellent’ well being with excellent cognitive take a look at rating and 224lbs weight
President Donald Trump’s annual physical results have been released by the White House, revealing he is in “excellent” health.
Trump completed his first physical of his second term on Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, by Dr. Sean Barbabella. The exam took five hours and Trump underwent what he described as “every test you can imagine.”
The highlights included Trump being praised for his “frequent victories in golf events” and his active lifestyle. His weight was listed as 224lbs, he takes two medicines for cholesterol control and his resting heart rate was 62 beats per minute.
“President Trump exhibits excellent cognitive and physical health and is fully fit to execute the duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State,” Barbabella wrote in his report.
The report of Trump’s “excellent” cognitive health comes after the president bragged that he “got every answer right” on the cognitive tests following his exam Friday. Trump is the oldest person to be inaugurated as president at 78 years old – and the results showed he scored a perfect 30 for 30 on the cognitive test.
”Overall, I felt I was in very good shape,” Trump said. “A good heart, a good soul, a very good soul.”
The president took the test Friday and the results were released on Sunday.
Trump completed the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and scored 30 out of 30, according to the report. He also was in normal ranges in tests for depression and anxiety.
Barbabella also found Trump stands at 6-feet and 3-inches and weighs 224 pounds. That places him at a body mass index score of 28, which is considered “overweight.” However, the body mass index has long been criticized as “an inaccurate tool” to solely determine if someone is obese or unhealthy, according to Yale Medicine.
Trump has also long been accused of lying about his weight.
In 2015, Trump’s campaign released a letter from Dr. Harold Bornstein reporting he’s in “extraordinary health.” But Bornstein later told CNN in 2018 that Trump “dictated that whole letter.”
“I didn’t write that letter,” Bornstein told CNN. “I just made it up as I went along. [Trump] dictated the letter and I would tell him what he couldn’t put in there.”
Then, in 2018, White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson reported Trump’s weight as 239 pounds — which many on social media didn’t believe after comparing pictures of athletes with similar height and weight measurements with pictures of Trump, New York Magazine reports.
He was then booked into the Fulton County Jail in 2023 and self-reported he weighed 215 pounds, a discrepancy which many across social media and cable news were quick to mock.
Trump also has a resting heart rate of 62 beats per minute, which is considered normal for an adult man, according to the American Heart Association.
His blood pressure is 128/74, which is considered elevated but not yet high blood pressure, the American Heart Association says.
Trump as found to have a normal EKG test on his heart and his heart function was normal.
The doctor also noted Trump’s ear, nose and throat exam revealed “no significant abnormalities,” barring scaring on his right ear from the assassination attempt against him in July.
The president is currently taking two medications to control his cholesterol levels: rosuvastatin and ezetimibe. His total cholesterol level is 140 mg/dl, which is within the “optimal” range, according to the report. His triglycerides, HDL (”good” cholesterol) and LDL (”bad” cholesterol) are also within normal and optimal range.
Trump is also taking aspirin and using mometasone cream for a skin condition.
The president’s past medical history also includes “well-controlled” high LDL levels, past COVID-19 infection and a “benign colon polyp.”
Source: independent.co.uk
