Doctors Have Questions About Trump's Physical

President Trump's latest physical paints a glowing picture of his health—but some doctors are more interested in what's missing. The White House memo, summarizing about three hours of tests at Walter Reed, declares the 79-year-old "in excellent health" and cites an AI-assisted electrocardiogram analysis that pegs his "cardiac age" at 65. But outside physicians who reviewed the document say it omits key data normally included with tests like a coronary CT angiography, echocardiogram, and carotid ultrasound—such as calcium scores, plaque descriptions, CAD-RADS ratings, or ejection fraction, which Trump's 2018 report did list, the Wall Street Journal reports.

The four-page summary also glosses over several known issues, including chronic venous insufficiency in his legs, a neck rash noted earlier this year, and his aspirin use; improvements in his leg swelling are mentioned without explanation. One standout detail: Trump's cholesterol numbers are unusually strong, even for someone on two medications, with vascular surgeon Daniel Torrent calling them among the best he sees. "We don't usually manage people to the point where they're that good," he says. The White House says the memo was meant as a high-level overview and that missing specifics simply indicate no "clinically meaningful abnormalities."

Vascular surgeon William Shutze, however, tells the Journal that the report "is almost too good to be true for somebody of his age" and "seems to be a filtered narrative." The New York Times notes that Trump's doctors have long issued "terse, vague or rosy statements" about his health, with White House physician Ronny Jackson claiming in 2018 that Trump could have lived to 200 years old with a better diet over the previous 25 years.

• Trump has also played up the significance of his score on what doctors have disclosed is the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a standard screening for dementia, the CBC reports. In a Truth Social post, Trump claimed that his 30 out of 30 score on the "high difficulty" test is considered "extreme intelligence." A score between 26 and 30 is considered normal, while anything lower suggests possible cognitive impairment.