FILE-President Donald Trump participates in a call with U.S. service members from his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on Thanksgiving Day on November 27, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump's doctor says the commander-in-chief had MRI imaging on his heart and abdomen in October as part of a preventative screening for men his age.
The White House released a memorandum from the president's physician on Monday.
Trump's physician letter
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Presidential physician Dr. Sean Barbabella said in a statement that President Donald Trump’s physical exam included "advanced imaging" that is "standard for an executive physical" in Trump’s age group. Barbabella concluded that the cardiovascular and abdominal imaging was "perfectly normal."
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The White House released Barbabella's memo after Trump on Sunday said he would release the results of the MRI scan.
According to the Associated Press, Trump and the White House have said the scan was "part of his routine physical examination" but had declined until Monday to detail why the president had an MRI during his physical in October at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
"I think that’s quite a bit of detail," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Monday when announcing the memo's release.
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White House briefing with Karoline Leavitt
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt provided an update on President Trump's health. Leavitt also talk about the National Guard shooting.
Trump addresses MRI results
What they're saying:
President Donald Trump discussed his MRI results while speaking to reporters as he headed back to Washington, D.C. from Florida on Sunday, the Associated Press reported.
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"If you want to have it released, I’ll release it," Trump said. He also told reporters that the results of the MRI were "perfect."
Trump admitted to reporters Sunday that he has "no idea" on what part of his body he got the MRI.
"It was just an MRI," Trump explained to reporters. "What part of the body? It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and I aced it."
The Source: Information for this story was provided by a White House memorandum from the presidential physician regarding President Donald Trump's MRI results, and the Associated Press, which cites comments from Trump and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on his MRI results. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.