Trump says he 'just finished' a physical at Walter Reed
The White House said Trump was referring to a physical on May 26 after his post about having just finished an exam raised new health questions.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social he 'just' completed a 'perfect physical' at Walter Reed Medical Center; a White House official later told CNN the statement referred to his May 26 examination.
- Trump's post followed a week of public gaffes, including misidentifying Iran as the 'Islamic State of Japan' and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Vladimir Putin, while attacking journalist Maggie Haberman.
- Contradicting the claim, the president was golfing on Saturday when he posted, and no reports indicate an exam occurred after his May 26 physical, raising questions about the timing.
- The president's use of 'just' prompted confusion among journalists like Olivier Knox, who questioned the exam's timing, as critics argue the administration's health reporting is a 'black box' releasing limited information.
- Observers remain skeptical of official health disclosures, particularly after previous claims that doctors declared he would live for 200 years during his May visit, reflecting ongoing transparency concerns.
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Donald Trump says he had 'perfect physical' exam, aced cognitive test
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had "just finished" a physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, referring to the medical examination he underwent in late May after which the White House said he was in excellent health.
In the past Donald Trump repeatedly raised doubts about the mental fitness of his predecessor Joe Biden. Now similar concerns are increasingly directed against his own constitution. The president tries to refute them with reference to medical certificates and passed cognitive tests.
President U.S.A. claims to have submitted for further check-up and speaking of Maggie Haberman, author of a book investigating him, writes that he would not be able to answer correctly the questions of the exam.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said this Saturday that he had just taken a medical examination at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, referring to the exam he underwent at the end of May, after which the White House declared that he was in excellent health.
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