47⬅ Donald Trump: May 2026 Physical Examination
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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)
- 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
- 2023: (November) MORE as candidate, by private practitioner
- 2025: (January) Takes office.
- 2025: (April) MORE long exam, with photos MORE
- 2025: (July) MORE 1-page
- 2025: (October) MORE 1-page
- 2025: (December) MORE 1-page
- 2026: (May) SEE BELOW long exam
Aspirin use
Trump is not correct in his recent statements that he has been taking
"the big aspirin"
1
(325 mg per day
2
) for 25 years for the reason that "I'm a little superstitious"
2.
The smaller, usual dose for prevention is 81 mg per day.
(On another occasion he claimed 30 years on the bigger dose
3).
His past White House medical reports show that he was taking 81 mg throughout his first
term and back to 2015
MORE.
Comment:
How is it that respected media sources did not check Trump's 25-year claim?
Trump's second-term medical reports do not mention the aspirin dose,
but in May 2026 his physician recommended "a low-dose aspirin"
SEE BELOW.
Trump previewed this advice in January, saying
"They'd rather have me take the smaller one...
I take the larger one, but I've done it for years, and what it
does do is it causes bruising"
1.
Comment:
The physician's recommendation to take a lower dose is notable because
325 mg per day can be recommended as part of preventing a second heart
attack or a second stroke. Trump denies ever having a heart attack
4, but he
does have various neurological asymmetries (in his face and gait) which raise
suspicion of a past stroke. So, had his physician not recommended the lower dose,
I would have suspected that Trump was properly taking 325mg for second-stroke
prevention and, therefore, that he had sustained a stroke before his second
term. Second possibility: he was placed on the higher aspirin dose for a limited
time after an acute heart or brain event that occurred post-2020, and that he
has decided to stay on it for longer than the recommended period.
But the mystery persists: Why did Trump raise his aspirin dose after his first term?
If he is having atrial fibrillation as a result of cardiac amyloidosis,
the higher aspirin dose might be used to prevent clotting from that, while
allowing him to say he is not taking "anticoagulants." And there may be other
reasons to avoid larger degrees of anticoagulation, e.g. cerebral amyloid
angiopathy due to ATTRv amyloidosis.
More...
This is the public report of President Trump's physical
examination released on May 29, 2026
5,
after his visit to Walter Reed on April 11, 2026
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Comment:
The irregularities in this report are legion, as discussed elsewhere.
Much has been made of the statement that
22 "specialty providers from multiple academic institutions" consulted on Trump's
evaluation, but its exact meaning is unclear due to ambiguities in the word "provider."
Three photographs from Trump's visit to Walter Reed in April 2025 have 20+8+2 = 30 people around him
MORE,
suggesting all of them worked on his care. They are a mixture of officers and
enlisted; neither group can be concluded to be 100% "provider" or non-provider.
Cited Sources
- Moses, Claire. Trump Says He Bruised His Hand on a Table. New York Times. Jan. 23, 2026. Available on the web at: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/politics/trump-hand-bruise-aspirin-table.html
- Linskey A, Dawsey J, McGraw M. As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance. Wall Street Journal. Jan. 1, 2026. Available on the web at: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/as-signs-of-aging-emerge-trump-responds-with-defiance-769c5dcd
- Terris, Ben. "The superhuman president:" a good-faith attempt to ascertain the truth about Donald Trump's health. New York Magazine. Jan. 26, 2026. Available on the web at: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/donald-trump-addresses-health-hand-bruise-stroke-mri-greenland.html
- Rogers, Katie. The Many Faces of Trump: What We Saw When We Interviewed the President. New York Times. Jan. 8, 2026. Available on the web at: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/us/politics/trump-oval-office-interview-scene.html
- Barbabella, Sean P. President Donald J. Trump's Annual Physical Examination Results. (Published May 29, 2026. Downloaded on 2026-05-31.) Available on the web: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28175456-trump-physical/
- Anonymous. President Trump visits Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. (Published April 11, 2026. Downloaded on 2026-09-06.) Available on the web: https://www.whitehouse.gov/gallery/president-trump-visits-walter-reed-national-military-medical-center/
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