California Gov. Gavin Newsom is trolling Donald Trump over the release of his glowing MRI test results.
In a spoof memo dated Monday, Dec. 1 and signed by “Dr. Dolittle, Physician to the Governor, California Department of Peak Excellence,” Newsom, 58, and his team mocked Trump, 79, after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed details of the abdominal and cardiovascular scans the president underwent in October.
A memo from White House physician Sean Barbabella stated that Trump’s results from both tests were “perfectly normal,” insisting the MRIs were “preventative.”
“This level of detailed assessment is standard for an executive physical at President Trump’s age and confirms that he remains in excellent overall health,” Barbabella said, per the memo read by Leavitt during Monday’s briefing.
Poking fun at the president’s glowing memo, Newsom’s team then released the summary of the governor’s own “advanced imaging results.”
“I’m pleased to report that nothing about the Governor’s health is merely ‘normal,’ ” the joke memo added, “Governor Newsom remains the healthiest human currently alive or recorded in medical history.”
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The report added that Newsom’s cardiovascular scans were “the best we’ve ever recorded,” describing his arteries as “shimmering.”
“His resting heart rate was so steady the EKG machine asked if he was ‘meditating or just naturally enlightened,’ ” the memo continued and described Newsom’s bone density as “exceptional” — so much so that “a radiologist briefly wondered if we’d scanned a redwood.”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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“His brain imaging showed no issues other than an unusually active region associated with intelligence, multitasking, and being wildly productive before sunrise,” the memo continued, adding, “While we do not typically comment on the health of other elected officials, we are aware of a letter released today from the White House claiming that President Trump is in ‘excellent health.’ ”
Appearing to mock the recent images showing Trump with his eyes closed during a meeting in the White House, the sarcastic memo went on, “We’ll simply note that Governor Newsom completes full workdays without falling asleep in meetings, does not require ‘executive time’ to lie down and watch TV during work hours, and is able to stand upright without looking like the Leaning Tower of Pisa.”
Donald Trump.
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The post came after Leavitt shared the results of Trump’s MRI tests, which he reportedly underwent during an Oct. 10 visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He previously told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Nov. 30 that he had “no idea” what part of his body had been scanned, but he was sure “it wasn’t the brain.”
Trump also made the comments after he was asked by a reporter about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz‘s comments that he should release the results, which followed the president’s use of a derogatory mark against the Democratic nominee for vice president in the 2024 election.
“If you want to have it released, I’ll release it,” Trump insisted as he traveled back to Washington, D.C. from Florida, per a clip shared by the White House.
When asked what part of the body was scanned during the MRI, Trump told CBS News’ Weijia Jiang, “I have no idea … it wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and I aced it.”