White House Doctor Must Be Within 3 Minutes of Trump, Report Says
The White House says reports are not meant to include every treatment detail as critics question how much of Trump’s health is disclosed.
- According to The Wall Street Journal, President Donald Trump's personal physician, Navy Captain Dr. Sean Barbabella, must remain within three minutes of the President at all times.
- While round-the-clock medical proximity is standard protocol for the Commander-in-Chief, the rule highlights the tight boundaries surrounding the oldest elected president in U.S. history.
- Trump routinely overrides medical advice, including his daily aspirin dose; he told supporters, 'I don't know if it works, but psychologically I need it.' Barbabella recently reported his cardiac age is approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age.
- Critics have complained that public medical reports use superlatives like 'excellent' while omitting key fitness metrics. The White House defended the reports, saying they are not intended to be a 'comprehensive document with every treatment detail.'
- Former White House physician Ronny Jackson pushed for Barbabella, an emergency physician who served in Afghanistan, to assume the post; colleagues describe him as 'ice cold under pressure.
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Donald Trump's state of health again leads to speculation. An alleged three-minute rule for his physician, potential memory gaps and puzzling statements raise new questions.
White House Doctor Must Be Within 3 Minutes of Trump, Report Says
(MedPage Today) -- It's not easy being the President's physician, but the Wall Street Journal captured some of the biggest challenges facing Sean Barbabella, DO -- including the need to always be within 3 minutes of the president. At age 80...
US President Donald Trump’s personal physician must be within three minutes of him at all times. This is part of the White House medical organization described in a report by the Wall Street Journal, cited by the Independent. The constant presence of a medical team is standard protocol for the US president. Former White House physician Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman has indicated that under previous presidents, a doctor and an intensive care nurse have bee…
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The Independent (US)Trump keeps his doctor on a short leash. A new report reveals just how short
The strict proximity rule comes despite glowing public medical reports and the president’s habit of routinely overriding his doctors’ advice
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