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A former Obama administration health official is speaking out against a new report fromPresident Trump‘s White House physician.
“No doctor can predict someone’s future health,” Klainwrote on Twitteron over the weekend.
Conley’s report came after Trump, 72, made a four-hour visit to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center last Friday for his second physical examination as president.
The report did not contain even basic information about the president’s health, including his height and weight. It also omitted any specific information on the findings, though noted that “reports and recommendations are being finalized.”
Trump’s first exam as president was in January 2018, after which former White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson — whofaced shocking allegations of misconduct in April 2018 after Trump nominated him for Veterans Affairs secretary— said Trump was “currently very healthy,” but “would benefit from a diet that is lower in fat and carbohydrates, and from a routine exercise regimen.” (Jackson denied the allegations.)
The physician —who the president recently promoted— also said Trump’s cholesterol was slightly elevated, but he was prescribed Crestor to address that, and otherwise “his cardiac health is excellent.”
Meanwhile, while he was on the campaign trail in 2015, Trump allegedlydictated his own health report.
“He dictated that whole letter,” Harold Bornstein, Trump’s longtime personal doctor, claimed to CNN in May 2018. “I didn’t write that letter.”
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Bornstein described Trump’s blood pressure of 110/65 as “astonishingly excellent” and declared, “If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”
Trump himself has referenced his health in interviews.In an odd exchangewithGood Morning Britainhost Piers Morgan in July 2018, the President was asked whether he’ll run for re-election and seemed to imply that his health could stop him from running.
“Well, I fully intend to,” Trump told Morgan in the televised interview. “It seems like everyone wants me to.”
But earlier in the conversation, Trump seemed to oddly admit he might not be on the ballot.
“Well, you never know, er, what happens with health and other things. I mean, you know, let’s face it…” said Trump before Morgan interjected.
“You fit? You look fit,” Morgan told Trump.
“I feel good,” replied Trump, who has had a years-long, well-documentedlove affair with fast food.
source: people.com
