White House Releases Trump’s MRI Results, Shows ‘Perfectly Normal’ Heart and Abdomen

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00:00White House releases Trump's MRI results shows perfectly normal heart and abdomen.

00:06President Donald Trump underwent MRI imaging on his heart and abdomen in October

00:10as part of a routine preventative screening for men of his age, the White House announced Monday.

00:16According to the Associated Press, White House physician Sean Barbabella, in a memo released to the public,

00:22stated that the advanced imaging is standard for an executive physical

00:25and confirmed that the results were perfectly normal.

00:28The purpose of this imaging is preventative, to identify issues early, confirm overall health,

00:35and ensure he maintains long-term vitality and function, Barbabella wrote.

00:40The memo came a day after Trump indicated he would release the scan results.

00:45While both the President and the White House have repeatedly emphasized that the MRI

00:49was part of his routine physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center,

00:54they had previously not specified which parts of his body were examined.

01:00I think that's quite a bit of detail, White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said Monday

01:04when announcing the memo's release.

01:06During an exchange with reporters on Sunday while returning to Washington from Florida,

01:11Trump called the results perfect and offered to make them public.

01:14If you want to have it released, I'll release it, he said.

01:19Trump also joked about the mystery of which part of his body was scanned.

01:23I have no idea.

01:24It was just an MRI, he said.

01:27What part of the body?

01:28It wasn't the brain because I took a cognitive test and I aced it.

01:32The MRI comes amid ongoing scrutiny over the health of the Republican President,

01:37who is 79 years old.

01:38The release of the memo and results is intended to provide reassurance about Trump's cardiovascular

01:44and abdominal health and reinforce the preventative nature of executive physical exams.

01:50Barbabella's statement frames the imaging as a routine measure to monitor and maintain

01:54long-term wellness, confirming that no abnormalities were detected during the October evaluation.