THE results of President Donald Trump’s annual physical are in – and docs say he is fully fit to serve as Commander in Chief.
At 78, Trump is the oldest person ever to be elected president, but he chirped ahead of the exam: “I have never felt better.”
His physician, Navy Capt. Sean Barbabella, gave him a full once-over at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
The White House medic concluded Trump was in “excellent health” in the report published on Sunday.
Barbabella said that the billionaire’s active lifestyle continues to contribute significantly to his well-being.
The results showed he has dropped 20 pounds since his last presidential physical in 2020.
Last month, Trump’s fat-busting trick that allows him to lose weight whilst still chowing down on his fast food favourites was revealed.
In a Fox News interview, host Sean Hannity said: “If [Trump] has a burger now, he usually doesn’t have it with a bun.”
Trump clocked in at 244lb five years ago, but is now a cool 224lb.
The exam summary noted a small number of chinks on the Trump chassis, including minor sun damage and scarring to his right ear – caused by a bullet that grazed him during last summer’s assassination attempt.
It also noted he previously had cataract surgery.
This is a very common procedure among aging people which involves removing a cloudy eye lens and replacing it with an artificial one to clear up vision.
His cholesterol levels have improved over time, helped along by the drugs rosuvastatin and ezetimibe he takes alongside aspirin.
At his January 2018 physical, Trump’s total cholesterol was up at 223.
By early 2019, the reading came in at 196, then 167 in 2020, and today it is 140.
His blood pressure was 128 over 74, which is considered elevated, and his resting heartbeat is a healthy 62.
The doc noted that Trump’s chock-a-block schedule of meetings, public appearances and press conferences help to keep him fit.
The president also has a voracious appetite – for golf.
He often hosts meetings on the green – including with world leaders.
Finland’s president Alexander Stubb teed off against the Maga man in a surprise fixture at the end of March.
The physical health and mental acuity of America’s leader became a focal point in the 2024 election as former President Joe Biden and Trump were the two oldest major-party presidential candidates in US history.
Biden, 82, got the brunt of criticism for his age and was forced to drop his reelection bid after a dismal debate performance against Trump where he stumbled through his answers.
Trump, 78, was also rebuked, mostly by Democrats, for his physical, but mainly his mental, fitness.
The president has been pretty tight-lipped about his physical health – which has earned his some stick.
After Trump’s right ear was grazed by a bullet in an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania campaign rally last July, his campaign simply said he was doing “fine.”
Trump’s last physical during his first term was released in June 2020.
His doctor at the time, Sean Conley, said Trump “remains healthy.”
Trump also shared a letter from physician Bruce Aronwald in November 2023 about his health.
Aronwald said Trump’s “overall health is excellent” and that he shed some weight through an “improved diet and continued physical activity.”
Trump is known for his love of McDonald’s and Diet Coke and while he does play a ton of golf, he is not seen participating in other forms of exercise on a regular basis.
In 2018, a White House doctor reported that Trump needed to lose weight and start daily exercising.