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Doctor Urges White House to Disclose Trump Health

8/14/2026

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Reiner Urges Disclosure

Dr. Jonathan Reiner urged the White House in a New York Times op-ed to disclose President Donald Trump’s health.
He said the 80-year-old president shows bruises, swollen ankles and appears to doze.
Reiner added that Trump underwent imaging, took aspirin, disputed the White House claim his “cankles” are chronic, and noted no law forces a president to certify fitness.

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Cheung Curses Critics

Communications Director Steven Cheung answered health queries with profanity, calling critics “f---ing blind or stupid” and labeling James Carville a “morally deficient parasite” and Michael Wolff “the biggest moron in media” after President Donald Trump’s July 1 Marine One stumble.
Spokesperson Davis Ingle, whose father leads Southeastern University, dismissed the concerns as a “Democrat hack doctor.”
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced her departure on the day health questions resurfaced.

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Reiner Urges Disclosure

Dr. Jonathan Reiner urged the White House in a New York Times op-ed to disclose President Donald Trump’s health.
He said the 80-year-old president shows bruises, swollen ankles and appears to doze.
Reiner added that Trump underwent imaging, took aspirin, disputed the White House claim his “cankles” are chronic, and noted no law forces a president to certify fitness.

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