US EditionTrump Discusses CT Scan and Health in WSJ Interview
Trump disclosed taking 325 mg aspirin daily, four times the recommended dose, and regrets October CT scan due to resulting health scrutiny, White House physician said scan showed no abnormalities.
- On January 1, 2026, President Donald Trump told The Wall Street Journal he had a CT scan, not an MRI, during an October Walter Reed exam that showed no abnormalities.
- During an October visit to Walter Reed, President Donald Trump's physicians arranged a CT scan to definitively rule out cardiovascular issues as a preventive screen for a man his age.
- The Wall Street Journal reported President Donald Trump takes 325 mg of aspirin daily, which makes him bruise easily despite doctors advising a lower 81 mg dose, but he refuses because he is `a little superstitious`.
- Responding to scrutiny, Trump said `In retrospect, it's too bad I took it because it gave them a little ammunition` while White House doctors reported he is in excellent health.
- The disclosures amplified calls for clearer health reporting standards from opponents as visible bruising and prior images of resting eyes intensified debate over presidential fitness and disclosure standards, while supporters dismissed the bruising as trivial.
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President Donald Trump says a daily aspirin habit, taken in large doses for more than 25 years and against his doctor’s advice, explains the persistent bruises on his hands that have fueled months of speculation about his health. But the president’s own explanation, delivered in a rambling and defensive interview, has only deepened concerns about his fitness for office. Trump, 79, told The Wall Street Journal he takes 325 milligrams of aspirin e…
Trump ignores doctors on aspirin because he wants "thin blood"
President Trump said that he takes 325 milligrams of aspirin daily — four times the dose cardiologists typically recommend — and has refused his doctors' advice to lower it because he's been taking it for 25 years and is "a little superstitious." — Read the rest The post Trump ignores doctors on aspirin because he wants "thin blood" appeared first on Boing Boing.
Trump Fears ‘Thick Blood’ So He Takes Way Too Much Aspirin
The president discussed his health issues in a Wall Street Journal interview, revealing he has a hand bruise because he take a huge dose of aspirin, against his doctors’ wishes. Then he bragged on Truth Social about ‘acing’ another cognitive test.
Donald Trump stated that he spent the third time consecutively in the cognitive examination and stressed the importance of conducting exams to prevent the country from being dominated by "stupid people".
Washington, United States. U.S. President Donald Trump insisted this Friday on his “perfect health” and cognitive skills, a day after the publication of an interview in which he defended his fitness for office amid doubts about his clinical condition.“The White House doctors just informed me that I enjoyed a ‘PERFECT SALUD’ and that I obtained an excellent qualification (i.e. I correctly answered 100% of the questions) in my cognitive exam for t…
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