President Donald Trump bragged about the moment he claims a White House doctor told him he’s the healthiest commander-in-chief in recent memory. Trump spoke in front of thousands of Navy officers at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia on Sunday.

The address was meant to celebrate the Navy’s 250th anniversary but Trump quickly turned it into a political rally when he started bragging about his health. Texas Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson was Trump’s White House doctor during his first stay in the Oval Office.

While speaking to the military officers, Trump claimed that Jackson said he was a healthier president than Barack Obama and George W. Bush.

‘A man that everybody loves — he was my doctor in the White House and I got to know him very well,’ Trump told the crowd of Naval officers. ‘He was also the doctor for Barack Hussein Obama. Have you heard of him?’

‘He was a doctor for a man named Bush. And at a press conference they asked him, “Who’s in the best shape, who’s the healthiest, who’s the strongest, who’s the best physical specimen of the three?” He said, “That’s easy. President Donald Trump!”

‘And I said, “I love this guy!”‘ Navy officers reacted by cheering on the president with applause and laughter as Trump continued praising Jackson. ‘I said, “love him!”‘ Trump added. ‘Ronny Jackson. He’s now a congressman, you know. So, he was an admiral, he was a chief doctor — he was the whole boss of doctors — and now he’s a very, very successful congressman from Texas.’

‘Thank you, Ronny, and I appreciate those words. I’ll never forget them.’ While serving as Trump’s physician, Jackson faced criticism from the president’s liberal opponents for frequently praising Trump’s health.

Back in 2018, Jackson famously claimed during a press conference that Trump ‘has incredibly good genes, and it’s just the way God made him.’ Jackson added, ‘I told the president that if he had a healthier diet over the last 20 years he might live to be 200 years old.’

Moreover, Jackson also praised Trump’s cognitive ability by telling reporters, ‘I have absolutely no concerns about his cognitive ability.’ Trump and his Republican allies often attacked former President Joe Biden’s cognitive ability and physical health during the 2024 election.

Trump’s last physical exam conducted in April at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center indicated he remains in good health. Trump, 79, weighed in at 224 pounds, which approximately 20 pounds lighter compared to his last examination in 2020. However, this spurred doubts from his leftwing opponents that the examination was not accurate.