US President Donald Trump is in “excellent cognitive and physical health”, says his White House physician.
In the first annual physical of his second presidential term at a Washington DC-area hospital, Trump was also found to have “scaring on the right ear from a gunshot wound”, after an assassination attempt last July.
“President Trump remains in excellent health, exhibiting robust cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and general physical function,” his doctor, Captain Sean Barbabella, said in a memo.
At 78, Trump was the oldest president to take office in January, though his predecessor, Joe Biden, was older at 82 by the time he left.
As a part of Friday’s nearly five-hour medical examination at the Walter Reed hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, Trump received several blood tests, a cardiac examination and ultrasounds, said his doctor.
“His active lifestyle continues to contribute significantly to his well-being,” Dr Barbabella wrote in the memo released by the White House on Sunday.
“President Trump exhibits excellent cognitive and physical health and is fully fit to execute the duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State.”
The president received neurological tests on his mental status, nerves, motor and sensory function and reflexes. He was also given the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), on which Trump scored 30 out of 30.
The test is commonly used to detect cognitive decline and early signs of dementia and has tasks such as naming animals, drawing a clock and repeating words back five minutes later.
Dr Barbabella also said Trump had “minor sun damage” and a few “benign skin lesions”.
He takes several medications to control his cholesterol – Rosuvastatin and Ezetimibe – as well as Aspirin for cardiac prevention and Mometasone cream for a skin condition, said the memo.
The president weighs 224lb (101kg) and stands 6ft 2.5in tall, according to the records from Dr Barbabella. Trump has shed some pounds since February 2019, when he weighed 243lb.
Under a Body Mass Index calculator, he would be categorised squarely within the overweight range, and not obese.
It is the first medical report on Trump released to the public since a gunman tried to kill him at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last July, grazing his ear with a bullet.
At the time, Trump’s former White House doctor, Ronny Jackson, released a report saying his injuries from the incident were superficial.
During Trump’s first term in office, a White House doctor said he was in good health but needed to lose weight and exercise.
On the campaign trail, Trump frequently attacked his rival, Biden, over his cognitive and physical health.
After a poor debate performance last year against Trump, Biden declined to commit to taking a cognitive test, which he said he had not undergone while in office.
