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(The Hill) – President Trump dismissed the idea that there was anything wrong with his health and clarified that he had a CT scan rather than an MRI when he visited the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for a “secondary” physical examination.
Trump, 79, told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Thursday that it was “too bad” he had cardiovascular and abdominal imaging done, saying it “gave them a little ammunition.”
“I would have been much better off if I hadn’t done it, because the fact that I did it made people think, ‘Oh, is something wrong?’” Trump said. “Well, nothing’s wrong.”
The president said that the imaging he received in October “was not an MRI.”
“It was less than that,” he added. “It was a scan.”
Trump had told reporters in late October that he had taken a cognitive test and had an MRI scan during his visit to Walter Reed, but he did not explain why. The president called his MRI “perfect.”
Later, Trump’s physician, Sean Barbabella, said in a memo published last month amid growing scrutiny over the president’s health that the scans were performed “because men in his age group benefit from a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health” and described Trump’s assessment as “standard for an executive physical at President Trump’s age.”
Barbabella said that the cardiovascular and abdominal imaging was “completely normal” and that the president was in “excellent overall health.”
In a statement responding to the Journal interview, Barbabella said staff had “recommended” that Trump have a second physical examination in October “to ensure continued optimal health.”
“As part of that examination, we asked the President if he would undergo advanced imaging — either an MRI or CT scan — to definitively rule out any cardiovascular issues,” the president’s doctor added. “The President agreed, and our team of consultants performed a CT scan. As revealed in the post-examination report, the advanced imaging was perfectly normal and showed absolutely no abnormalities.”
Barbabella emphasized that Trump’s test results showed “excellent metabolic health” and suggested that his “cardiovascular health puts him 14 years younger than his actual age.”
Trump has been under increasing scrutiny regarding his health after revealing in the fall that he had undergone medical imaging. He has repeatedly said that his health is fine.
The Journal noted that doctors have recommended Trump take a smaller dose of aspirin than he currently takes for cardiac prevention, due to concerns about easier bruising, while the president deals with superficial chronic venous insufficiency.
Questions about age have also plagued former President Biden, particularly after his disastrous debate against Trump during the 2024 cycle — prompting calls for Biden to drop out and forgo a second White House bid.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that Trump “has nothing to hide” and praised him as “the most transparent and open president in history,” contrasting him with Biden, “who hid from the press and lied about his clear physical and mental decline.”
“The President’s physicians and the White House have always maintained that the President underwent advanced imaging,” Leavitt said.
From: Caroline Vakil, The Hill
Posted: January 1, 2026 / 4:13 PM EST
Updated: January 1, 2026 / 4:47 PM EST