Frequent CNN Guest Spotlights Growing Concerns Over Trump’s Health: What You Need to Know

Frequent appearances by a medical analyst on CNN have sparked concerns that President Trump might be dealing with notable health problems.

On Tuesday morning, the President made his third visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in just over a year.

Although Trump declared that his health ‘checked out PERFECTLY,’ liberal commentator David Pakman has suggested that the repeated presence of Dr. Jonathan Reiner on CNN this week might indicate otherwise.

Pakman remarked, “This medical assessment was so concerning that Dr. Jonathan Reiner was immediately invited back on other shows to discuss in more detail what might be going on.”

Dr. Reiner, who once served as the cardiologist for Vice President Dick Cheney, has voiced his concerns about Trump’s health.

“I do want to hear a credible explanation for his visible health concerns during this examination,” Reiner stated.

‘His bruising, which initially was described as due to hand shaking which is not credible.’

The doctor also cited ‘severe edema’ in Trump’s ankles rather than the chronic acute venous insufficiency that the White House claimed. 

Reiner also noted that the President ‘falls asleep very often’ and wondered if he might have ‘chronic insomnia,’ which he says can increase risks of dementia and heart failure. 

Pakman cited Reiner’s words against what he calls a ‘PR campaign’ run by the White House to suggest Trump is fine, which ‘creates more suspicion because it feels theatrical. It feels very defensive.’

Reiner has, across multiple outlets, spread fear of Trump being in ill health all week. 

‘The President has severe daytime somnolence,’ Reiner told CNN. ‘He falls asleep very often. He’s fallen asleep in the Oval Office on multiple occasions with people talking to him in the cabinet room.’

Former White House doctors have also raised concerns that there may be a deeper issue with Trump’s health. 

‘This White House just doesn’t seem to want to acknowledge any physical ailment, but older people develop medical issues, and the President is almost 80 years old,’ Reiner told Washington Post. 

‘There just seems to be a lack of candor from the White House.’

Davis Ingle, a spokesperson for the White House, told The Daily Beast Reiner broke the Hippocratic oath and called Trump the ‘sharpest, most accessible and energetic President in American history.’ 

Even before the doctor’s report was released, Trump gave himself a good review. 

‘Just finished my 6 month physical at Walter Reed Military Medical Center. Everything checked out PERFECTLY,’ the President posted to Truth Social from the motorcade. ‘Thank you to the great Doctors and Staff! Heading back to the White House.’

The checkup comes just weeks before Trump turns 80, and as mysterious bruises continue to raise health concerns about the man who will set the record for the country’s oldest President before he finishes out his second term. 

At Monday’s Memorial Day service at Arlington National Cemetery, Trump’s right hand was covered with thick makeup. 

The White House has said the bruising is caused by Trump’s constant handshaking and his daily aspirin regimen.   

Tuesday’s trip to Walter Reed marks the third time in 13 months that he’s traveled to the medical facility. 

The first physical of his second term took place in April 2025 and he returned in October for a ‘scheduled follow-up.’ 

Trump boasted to reporters that he had a ‘perfect MRI’ after his October trip to Walter Reed, prompting his doctor to clarify that he had a CT scan to rule out cardiovascular issues. 

Members of the press enter Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday as President Donald Trump was receiving his physical exam 

Trump’s comments prompted suspicion that the President was hiding a more serious medical condition. 

But White House Physician Dr. Sean Barbabella said that the test was to rule out any cardiovascular or abdominal health issues, adding that the President remained in ‘excellent overall health.’ 

Barbabella also said in March that a rash photographed on the side of the President’s neck was caused by a medicated cream used for a preventive skin treatment. 

Those in Trumpworld have also pushed that the near-octogenarian is healthier than others his age. 

‘Dr. Oz looked at his medical records and said he’s got the highest testosterone level that he’s ever seen for an individual over 70 years old,’ Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr recently boasted on an episode of the Katie Miller podcast. 

And Trump has pushed back on suggestions that he’s fallen asleep during meetings, saying he’s just resting his eyes.   

Presidents do not legally have to release information about their health. 

That means the health assessments that are released often paint a rosier picture than what’s actually going on. 

During the 2024 campaign cycle, Trump largely escaped old-age questions because he appeared so vigorous in comparison to Biden, but a year and a half into his second term, it appears some concerns are resonating with the American public. 

He’s lost ground on how Americans perceive both his mental and physical health in recent surveys. 

A Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos survey from April found that just 40 percent of Americans believe Trump has the mental sharpness to serve as President, down from the 47 percent he scored in September. 

Last month, 44 percent said Trump was fit enough to do the job, down from 54 percent in September. 

During Friday’s campaign rally in New York, Trump told the elongated version of the story he tells about acing a cognitive test. 

‘And don’t you want to have a smart person as President?’ Trump asked. ‘I said, doctor, I don’t mind being called a brilliant total tyrant dictator, but I don’t want to be called dumb. What do I do, doctor? Is there some kind of test I can take?’ 

Trump scored a 30 out of 30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment during last year’s physical.