Donald Trump, the POTUS, underwent an MRI scan in October, although he claimed it was part of a routine physical checkup. In the meantime, the president stated that he didn’t know what body part was scanned, a claim not everyone agrees on. A doctor now calls out the president for not telling the truth.
On October 10, Trump underwent an MRI scan at Walter Reed Medical Center. White House doctor Sean Barbabella released a memo claiming that the president underwent “advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments.
Then, Trump confirmed to reporters aboard Air Force One, en route to Japan, that he had an MRI.
“We had an MRI, MRI and the machine, you know, the whole thing, and it was perfect. Nobody has ever given you reports like I gave you, and if I didn’t think it was going to be good, either I would let you know negatively, I wouldn’t run, I’d do something. But the doctors said some of the best reports for the age, some of the best reports they’ve ever seen,” he said.
The White House has been dodging saying too much about Trump’s health, except that he is in an ‘extraordinary’ condition. Questions about the MRI and what they were really looking for have been raised in press briefings time and time again.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared an update in mid-November. She said the president “remains in exceptional physical health” after concerns in recent months, among them pictures of Trump with swollen ankles and bruises on his hands.
Doctor calls out the US president for lying about MRI scan details
“As stated in the memo provided on October 10th, President Trump received advanced imaging at Walter Reed Medical Center as part of his routine physical examination,” Leavitt continued. “The full results were reviewed by attending radiologists and consultants, and all agreed that President Trump remains in exceptional physical health.”
A former White House doctor previously shared that Trump and his administration are ‘hiding something’ in connection with the MRI scan. In the meantime, the president said that he had “no idea” what body part was scanned.
Now, Dr. Vin Gupta, medical analyst for NBC News and former Chief Medical Officer at Amazon, has called out Donald Trump’s claim about not knowing what was scanned.
