White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Wednesday that President Donald Trump “remains in exceptional physical health” after worries surfaced in recent months, including when the president underwent an MRI scan in October.
“As noted in the memo issued on October 10th, President Trump underwent sophisticated imaging at Walter Reed Medical Center as part of his standard physical examination,” Leavitt communicated during Wednesday’s White House press briefing. “The complete findings were assessed by attending radiologists and consultants, and all concurred that President Trump remains in exceptional physical health.”
The statement came after a member of the press requested more details regarding why Trump received an MRI during an examination at Walter Reed National Military Center in Maryland in October.
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“I had an MRI, it was perfect,” Trump told journalists on Air Force One in October.
“I gave you all the results,” he continued. “We had an MRI, and the machine, you know, the whole thing, and it was perfect.”
The administration has characterized the October examination as routine, with Trump’s doctor indicating that Trump is in “exceptional health.”
Media sources and others have fueled concerns about Trump’s health earlier in 2025 when he was observed with swollen legs in July while attending the FIFA Club World Cup final in New Jersey, and when other photos that same month depicted him with bruises on his hands.
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Leavitt mentioned in July, while reading a health memo, that Trump’s swollen legs were part of a “benign and common condition” for people older than age 70, while the bruising on his hands was due to “frequent handshaking and the use of aspirin.”
Navy Capt. Sean P. Barbabella, the president’s physician, wrote in a memo to Leavitt after the October examination that the visit was part of a continuous health maintenance plan that involved “advanced imaging, laboratory testing and preventative health assessments conducted by multidisciplinary team of specialists.”
Barbabella communicated in his October summary that Trump, “remains in exceptional health, showing strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical condition.”
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The examination was Trump’s second in 2025, after an April visit that Barbabella said showed Trump “remains in excellent health.”
Leavitt further stated Wednesday that Trump is scheduled to hold a dinner later that evening, which she suggested might include press attendance where the media could observe Trump’s physical condition firsthand.
“I know all of you will see with your own eyes later this evening when he opens up his dinner to the press, and perhaps you will see him when he signs the bill to reopen the federal government,” she stated. “So stay tuned on plans for that.”
Fox News Digital’s Brie Stimson assisted in this report.
