According to a letter released late Friday by President Trump’s physician, the president is in “excellent health” following a recent physical examination conducted at Walter Reed National Military Hospital earlier this week.
This visit marked President Trump’s third known checkup at the facility since his return to the White House. He labeled the visit as part of a semi-annual routine, and expressed on social media that the results were “PERFECT,” although the White House didn’t provide a comprehensive report until Friday.
In the letter, Capt. Sean Barbabella, the Navy officer serving as the president’s physician, confirmed that Mr. Trump showed “strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and overall physical function.” He highlighted the president’s “demanding daily schedule,” frequent engagement in “high-level meetings,” and “regular physical activity.”
Approaching his 80th birthday next month, the president currently weighs 238 pounds and has a blood pressure reading of 105 over 71. This contrasts with last April’s figures of 224 pounds and a blood pressure of 128 over 74. His resting heart rate is noted at 73 beats per minute. Mr. Trump is on a regimen of aspirin and two cholesterol-lowering medications, rosuvastatin and ezetimibe.
Capt. Barbabella affirmed that Mr. Trump is “fully fit to carry out all duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State.”
In terms of preventative care, the doctor advised on a number of lifestyle adjustments, including dietary guidance, the recommendation to continue taking low-dose aspirin, increasing physical activity, and pursuing further weight loss.
Barbabella described the president’s health as broadly normal, with his lab results generally within normal bounds.
He noted “scarring of the right ear consistent with prior gunshot injury,” a reference to the 2024 shooting at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The letter also says he has “soft tissue irritation” on his hands due to “frequent handshaking” and aspirin use, an explanation the White House has previously given for the discoloration on the president’s hands that is visible in some photos.
The doctor said the president had “slight lower leg swelling … with improvement from last year.” Last summer, after Mr. Trump was seen with swollen ankles, Barbabella said Mr. Trump had a “benign and common” condition called chronic venous insufficiency, which occurs when a patient’s leg veins struggle to bring blood to the heart.
He also said Mr. Trump’s cardiac age is “approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age,” an estimate that Barbabella also provided after the president’s October checkup.
He scored a 30 out of 30 — or “within normal limits” — on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a common test of cognitive health. The president has touted his results on the assessment for years, frequently boasting that he “aced” the test.
