The US also received preventive screenings and immunizations ahead of international travel, including an updated COVID-19 booster.
BY PC Bureau
October 11 — Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been declared in “exceptional health” following a medical evaluation at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, according to a memo released by the White House on Friday. The report noted that Trump’s “cardiac age” is 14 years younger than his actual age of 79.
“President Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance,” his physician, Dr. Sean Barbabella, stated in the memo.
The former president underwent preventive health screenings and received routine immunizations — including his annual flu shot and an updated COVID-19 booster — ahead of upcoming international travel. “His cardiac age, determined through an ECG-based cardiovascular vitality test, was approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age,” the memo added.
BREAKING 🚨 Trump’s cardiac age “was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his age”
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Trump, who became the oldest person to be inaugurated as U.S. president in January, visited Walter Reed in Bethesda, Maryland, on Friday morning for a routine annual checkup and meetings with military personnel. The visit came six months after a comprehensive physical in April.
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That earlier memo listed Trump as 6 feet 3 inches (190 cm) tall, weighing 224 pounds (102 kg), with well-controlled high cholesterol. It also mentioned his “excellent golf performance,” according to Reuters. Since then, Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency — a common age-related condition that can cause leg swelling.
The latest health update comes as Trump faces renewed scrutiny of his fitness for office, one year after President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 race amid similar concerns. Throughout his campaign, Trump frequently emphasized his vitality, contrasting himself with Biden and portraying himself as the fitter candidate.
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Trump’s health has long been a talking point. His former physician, Harold Bornstein, once revealed that during the 2015 campaign, Trump dictated a statement describing his own health as “astonishingly excellent.” Bornstein later said that in 2019, Trump required Walter Reed staff to sign nondisclosure agreements during a visit later confirmed to be for a colonoscopy, according to NBC News.
