“I just completed my semi-annual checkup at Walter Reed Military Medical Center. Everything went PERFECT,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
“Thank you to the wonderful doctors and staff!” he added.
The official letter from the president’s doctor, Sean Barbabella, has not yet been published. At the same time, the White House can determine what data from the president’s medical examination will be published; Trump is not required to disclose any information. Last April, Trump said that he also passed a cognitive test, where he “got all the answers right.”
There has been more speculation about Trump’s health since last summer after he appeared with swelling around his ankles and bruises on the back of his right hand. This year, photos emerged from the March Medal of Honor awarding ceremony, in which the president had differently colored skin behind his right ear.
“The White House said the swelling around the ankles was caused by chronic venous insufficiency, which occurs when the veins in the legs can’t properly send blood back to the heart, and the bruising on the back of the hand was caused by frequent handshakes and aspirin. Trump later had bruising on his left hand, which he attributed to hitting a table. The discoloration behind his right ear was caused by cream, according to the White House,” the news site said. USA Today.
“President Trump uses a very common cream on the right side of his neck, which is a preventive skin treatment,” the president’s doctor said in March. “The president uses the treatment for one week and the redness is expected to last for several weeks,” he added at the time.
