President Donald Trump boasted about the results of his most recent medical check-up — his second in six months — on Friday, pointing out the “outstanding” results of his physical and cognitive testing. He did admit, however, that he didn’t quite know what his doctors looked at — only that it was good.
“The doctor said it was the best result he has ever seen as a doctor,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. “That’s it. But, I had an MRI as part of my standard, yearly, or, I think they do it every two years, but I have the physical every year — and the result was outstanding.”
Trump jokingly asked the reporter who inquired about his MRI if she thinks he shouldn’t have gotten one. He was also asked if his MRI concerned a particular organ, such as the heart or brain.
“I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well,” said Trump. “And they said that I had as good a result as they’ve ever seen. Now, the other thing I took is, I took — as you know — an advanced, very advanced test on mental acuity.”
He added, “And as you probably heard, I aced it. I got a perfect score. I got the highest score. I got a perfect score. And the only reason I tell you that is it’s one subject, unlike [former President Joe] Biden and others, that you could take off your plate.”
Trump was among the loudest voices last year to publicly speculate about then-President Biden and his supposed cognitive decline. Democrats have since speculated that Trump, 79, might be experiencing a similar downturn in acuity himself.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in October that the president’s second visit at the time to Walter Reed Medical Center was part of a “routine yearly check up.” Trump had already visited the Maryland facility for a check-up as recently as April.
He reiterated on Friday that a president “should have to” take regular cognitive tests in order to govern a nation. Trump, however, did not release his medical records during the 2024 election despite his promises to do so.