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Trump’s “Excellent Health” Claim Faces Doctor Criticism

6/1/2026

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President Donald Trump completed a physical at Walter Reed, after which his physician issued memo declaring him in excellent health.
Doctors said the memo omitted calcium scores, plaque measurements, ejection-fraction values, a neck rash, and low cholesterol and bruised hands.
Cardiologists laughed at the claim that an AI-enhanced ECG made President Trump’s heart appear 14 years younger.
Physicians called the White House’s claim that shortened medication lists improve readability false.

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President Donald Trump completed a physical at Walter Reed, after which his physician issued memo declaring him in excellent health.
Doctors said the memo omitted calcium scores, plaque measurements, ejection-fraction values, a neck rash, and low cholesterol and bruised hands.
Cardiologists laughed at the claim that an AI-enhanced ECG made President Trump’s heart appear 14 years younger.
Physicians called the White House’s claim that shortened medication lists improve readability false.