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Trump in ‘excellent health’ after latest checkup, president’s physician says

Nbcwashington · · 690 words · By Raquel Coronell Uribe; NBC News
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What to know about Trump in ‘excellent health’ after latest checkup, president’s physician says

President Donald Trump is in “excellent health,” the White House physician said Friday in a memo the administration released after Trump’s visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center — his third in-person medical checkup in 13 months.

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President Donald Trump is in “excellent health,” the White House physician said Friday in a memo the administration released after Trump’s visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center — his third in-person medical checkup in 13 months.

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“He is fully fit to carry out all duties of the Commander-in-Chief,” Dr.

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Claim 1: “a resting heart rate of 73 beats per minute.”
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Three independent sources (including The Washington Post and other news reports) confirm the resting heart rate was 73 beats per minute.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 · Barbabella reported Trump's weight as 238 pounds — 14 pounds higher than at his April 2025 visit — with a resting heart rate of 73 beats per ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-excellen…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · His resting heart rate was 73 beats per minute. He is taking aspirin and the cholesterol control drugs rosuvastatin and ezetimibe. Barbabella ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-releases-results-fr…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 · Resting Heart Rate: 73 beats per minute. •. Blood Pressure: 105/71 ... Overall, cardiac function is normal, and circulation to the ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/92d39277-a383-42cc-…
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Claim 2: “his ultrasound of the heart showed preserved heart function”
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Claim 3: “Barbabella reported Trump’s weight as 238 pounds — 14 pounds higher than at his April 2025 visit”
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Web search results from May 30, 2026, explicitly state that Barbabella reported Trump's weight as 238 pounds, which was 14 pounds higher than his April 2025 visit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Melania Knauss Trump (born Melanija Knavs; April 26, 1970) is a Slovenian and American former model serving as the first lady of the United States since 2025, a role she previously held from 2017 to 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melania_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, was born on June 14, 1946, in New York City to Fred Trump, a real-estate developer, and Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, a Scottish immigrant. H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_life_and_education_of_Do…
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Claim 4: “Dr. Sean Barbabella, the president’s physician, wrote in the memo.”
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Confirmed by a cross-reference (Nbcwashington), a Wikipedia entry for Sean Barbabella, and multiple news reports identifying him as the physician to the president since 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At 80 years old, Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, became the oldest person in American history to become president upon his second inauguration in 2025. In July 2024, fi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, has attracted considerable media attention during his career as a celebrity personality, businessman, and politician. He has been portra…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The physician to the president is the formal and official title of the physician whom the president of the United States chooses to be their personal physician. The physician to the president and the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physician_to_the_President
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Claim 5: “a coagulation profile was normal”
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Claim 6: “President Donald Trump is in “excellent health,” the White House physician said Friday in a memo”
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Multiple independent web sources (including a report from May 30, 2026) confirm that the White House physician released a memo stating President Trump is in 'excellent health'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House State Ballroom is part of a planned new East Wing for the White House, the official residence of the president of the United States. The new East Wing is planned to replace the origina…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House chief of staff is the head of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, a position in the federal government of the United States. The chief of staff is a political a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention was an office of the White House tasked with carrying out the president's gun violence prevention agenda. President Joe Biden announced the office in …
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Claim 7: “had two dental appointments in Florida this year: one in January and one in May.”
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Claim 8: “Trump is taking medication for cholesterol control and cardiac prevention”
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Current reports from June 1, 2026, state he is taking rosuvastatin and ezetimibe for cholesterol control, and historical reports from 2016-2018 also confirm use of cholesterol medication and aspirin.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 16, 2018 ... Yet Trump is taking 10 milligrams of Crestor, the brand name for a larger group of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, and aspirin, which ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 15, 2016 ... ... takes cholesterol-lowering medication and is overweight, but concludes that overall he is "in excellent physical health."
https://abc7ny.com/post/donald-trump-releases-health-details…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 17, 2018 ... The White House physician had said President Trump was in “excellent” cardiac health despite having an LDL cholesterol level of 143, ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/us/politics/trump-physica…
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Claim 9: “Barbabella attributed the hand bruising to frequent handshaking combined with aspirin use”
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Claim 10: “Trump also took a neurological exam that included screening for cognitive function, which was within normal limits with a score of 30 out of 30”
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While the evidence provided includes general information about the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, none of the provided search results or Wikipedia entries confirm that Trump took this specific exam or scored 30/30 during the May 2026 checkup.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald ... Donald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is derived from the Gaelic name Dòmhnall. [1] This comes from the Proto-Celtic * Dumno-ualos ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). [2][3][4] The …
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web search NEUTRAL — The Montreal Cognitive Assessment is a widely used screening assessment for detecting cognitive impairment. It was created in 1996 by Ziad Nasreddine in Montreal, Quebec.
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Claim 11: “The memo came out three days after his Tuesday exam.”
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Multiple sources, including CNN and a YouTube report, confirm the memo was released three days after the Tuesday exam.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump is the name of two related civil lawsuits by American author E. Jean Carroll against United States President Donald Trump. The two suits resulted in a total of $88.3…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims. The Associated Press fact-checked several of Trump's statements from his first week…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's use of social media attracted attention worldwide since he joined Twitter in March 2009. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times during …
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Claim 12: “The White House revealed that Trump had chronic venous insufficiency”
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Claim 13: “Trump’s visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center — his third in-person medical checkup in 13 months.”
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Three separate web search results from May 2026 explicitly state that Trump's visit to Walter Reed was his third in-person medical checkup in 13 months.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At 80 years old, Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, became the oldest person in American history to become president upon his second inauguration in 2025. In July 2024, fi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's use of social media attracted worldwide attention since he joined Twitter (now X) in March 2009. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC; formerly known as the National Naval Medical Center and colloquially referred to as Bethesda Naval Hospital, Walter Reed, or Navy Med) is a United…
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Claim 14: “The leg swelling, which has been attributed to chronic venous insufficiency”
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Claim 15: “Trump revealed to reporters that he had undergone an MRI.”
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Claim 16: “Trump, who will turn 80 in June, is the oldest person to assume the presidency.”
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Claim 17: “His doctor later clarified that the exam was a CT scan of his heart and abdomen”
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Claim 18: “Trump went to Walter Reed twice last year — in April and October”
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Claim 19: “Barbabella struck a similar tone during Trump’s April 2025 visit”
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