US President Donald Trump is in "excellent health," the White House physician said on Friday following a routine medical check-up earlier in the week.
In a memorandum released by the White House, physician Sean Barbabella said that Trump "is fully fit to carry out all duties of the Commander-in-Chief," following his third in-person medical check-up in 13 months.
Critics complain that reports on Trump's health often contain rosy language but hardly any independently verifiable facts.
Barbabella said that Trump, who turns 80 next month, has an estimated cardiac age of someone 14 years his junior, repeating his assessment from October's check-up.
There has been repeated speculation about Trump's health, as images of bruises - some apparently covered with makeup - on his hands and swollen-looking legs circulated online.
Barbabella addressed these, saying that the bruises were "related to frequent handshaking in the setting of aspirin use for cardiovascular prevention. This represents a common and benign effect of aspirin therapy."
The White House had previously also cited the use of blood-thinning medication as a cause of the bruising.
The physician also noted "slight lower leg swelling," saying that it had improved from last year.
In July, the White House said that Trump suffers from chronic venous insufficiency, a harmless condition of the leg veins that occurs mainly in older people. Barbabella's memo did not mention the condition.
The physician also said that the president's hearing was "intact," but noted "scarring of the right ear consistent with the prior gunshot injury."
A bullet grazed Trump's ear in July 2024 when a gunman opened fire on him from a roof during an election campaign event in Pennsylvania. One audience member died, and two other spectators were badly injured in the attack. The gunman was shot dead.
