47⬅ Donald Trump: July 2025 Physical Examination

As a candidate, Trump issued three statements about his medical health:

• 2015: (December)   MORE Physician statement #1)
• 2016: (September)  MORE (Physician statement #2)
• 2016: (September)  MORE (Interviews: Dr. Oz, Fox)

Since taking office, Trump has had more-or-less yearly physical examinations at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center:

• 2017: (January)  Takes office.
• 2018: (January)  MORE Press briefing: MORE
• 2019: (February) MORE
• 2019: (November) MORE sham exam part 1
• 2020: (June)     MORE sham exam part 2
• 2021: (January)  Leaves office

For the second term:

• 2023: (November) MORE as candidate, by private practitioner
• 2025: (January)  Takes office.
• 2025: (April)    MORE long exam, with photos MORE
• 2025: (July)     SEE BELOW 1-page
• 2025: (October)  MORE 1-page
• 2025: (December) MORE 1-page
• 2026: (May)      MORE long exam

The main medical results from these evaluations are tabulated elsewhere MORE, and are discussed in various pages.

In July 2025, the president's physician reported that he found no signs of heart failure in the president SEE BELOW. He was driven to make this statement because widely circulating photographs had recently showed marked swelling of Trump's ankles MORE and because swollen ankles ("edema") are a key sign of heart failure.

There are problems with his statement MORE:

1. Inadequate in multiple ways
   • Delayed
   • Date uncertain
   • Not reiterated in May 2026
   • Limited and misinterpreted evidence to support the claim
   • Missing evidence that could refute the claim
   • The proffered diagnosis is not tenable
2. Ignored strong evidence for heart failure
3. Limited, but direct evidence of heart failure symptoms

Comment: Despite the presidential physician's conclusion, heart failure is a better diagnosis MORE. And, because the evidence for heart failure is based primarily on detailed information from the president's physician, it is considered a likely diagnosis. Heart failure is a prominent feature of systemic amyloidosis.

This is the public report of President Trump's physical examination released on July 17, 2025 1.

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