Donald Trump stated in a live broadcast aired on the BBC that he underwent an MRI scan during his recent visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre in October. This has raised new questions about the president’s health and transparency from the White House.
In a bombshell admission, the 79-year-old described the results as “perfect,” an X user claimed MRIs are not usually part of standard physical exams unless there is a specific concern requiring further investigation.
US journalist Ed Krassenstein shared a clip of Trump speaking to US news reporters and commented: “BREAKING. Trump admits that he was given an MRI during his October Walter Reed visit. MRIs are not routine. They are given when a problem is suspected or to rule out a condition. We need more transparency. Why was the MRI given?”
This marks Trump’s second major medical visit to the facility this year, following a full physical in April. The frequency of his examinations, combined with the decision to conduct advanced imaging, has fuelled speculation that the trip may have involved more than routine testing.
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One today, Trump admitted: “I got an MRI. It was perfect.” Pressed further on what the scan was taken for, he replied: “You can ask the doctors.”
Trump also labelled House Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as “low IQ” before suggesting she take the “very hard” cognitive tests that he passed.
“If you give her an IQ test, have her pass like the exams that I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed,” he said, before describing the test itself.
“Those are very hard… The first couple of questions are easy. A tiger, an elephant, a giraffe, you know. When you get up to about five or six, and then when you get up to 10 and 20 and 25, they couldn’t come close to answering any of those questions.”
Earlier this year, the White House announced that Trump had been diagnosed with a medical condition in his veins called chronic venous insufficiency. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump had noticed swelling in his legs, prompting a check-up with his doctor, who diagnosed him with the condition.
Chronic venous insufficiency occurs when leg veins fail to allow blood to flow back to the heart, causing it to pool in the lower limbs. It is a “benign and common”, in older individuals.