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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa170.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.npr.org/2025/04/09/nx-s1-5316357/trump-medical-exam\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.npr.org/2025/04/09/nx-s1-5316357/trump-medical-exam\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/04\/09\/nx-s1-5316357\/trump-medical-exam","crawl_time":1775890185,"first_indexed_time":1744190191,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,npr!www,\/2025\/04\/09\/nx-s1-5316357\/trump-medical-exam s443","src_root_hash":"156162564976766770","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Trump is getting a physical. What will be included in the report? : NPR","meta_descriptions":["President Trump's past medical reports have been glowing. But at 78, his age puts his health in the spotlight — as it was for his predecessor, President Joe Biden."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"President Trump meets with a group of his ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 25.\nWin McNamee\/Getty Images\nhide caption\ntoggle caption\nWin McNamee\/Getty Images\nPresident Trump is getting the first physical of his second term on Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.\n\"I have never felt better, but nevertheless, these things must be done!\" Trump\nsaid on social media\n.\nAt 78, Trump is the oldest president to start a second term in office. He follows former President Joe Biden, who took office at the same age, and\nvisibly slowed down\nduring his term.\nTrump has been less than forthcoming about his health information in recent years, even as the\nissues of health and age were in the spotlight\nduring the 2024 presidential campaign.\nPresidents have access to excellent preventive care and daily contact with White House physicians. It's one of the factors that has led to presidents living longer than the general population, said S. Jay Olshansky, a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois Chicago, who has studied the health of presidents.\nOlshansky said there are many armchair doctors, but a president's own physician is the only one who truly has all the necessary context.\n\"Keep in mind, medical records are private,\" Olshansky said. \"Presidents do not have to reveal their medical records.\"\nWhite House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson briefs reporters at the White House on Jan. 16, 2018.\nNicholas Kamm\/AFP\nhide caption\ntoggle caption\nNicholas Kamm\/AFP\nWhat Trump's past disclosures showed\nWhen Trump first ran for office in 2015, his then-doctor\nissued a statement\ndescribing his lab results as \"astonishingly excellent\" and concluding he would be the \"healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.\" The doctor later said Trump had dictated it to him.\nHis first White House physical in 2018 yielded a\nglowing report from Dr. Ronny Jackson\n, who proclaimed to reporters that Trump's good health came down to his \"great genes.\"\n\"I told the president that if he had a healthier diet over the last 20 years, he might live to be 200 years old,\" Jackson said in a White House briefing.\nThe president is known for his\nlove of McDonald's\nand isn't a fan of exercise. Jackson said Trump needed to lose some weight, exercise more consistently and reduce his intake of fat and carbs.\nJackson held court, taking questions from reporters about everything from Trump's cardiac calcium score to his cognitive function.\n\"I was not going to do a cognitive exam, I had no intention of doing one,\" Jackson said. \"The reason that we did the cognitive assessment is, plain and simple, because the president asked me to do it.\"\nJackson said Trump scored a 30 out of 30. Years later, in a Fox News interview, Trump described the test, known as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.\n\"You'll go 'Person, woman, man, camera, TV,'\" Trump said, describing how he easily recalled a short series of unrelated words during the exam.\n\"Because I have, like, a good memory,\" Trump said. \"Because I'm cognitively there.\"\nPeople at the Old Town Pour House watch the presidential debate on June 27, 2024 in Chicago. President Joe Biden's poor performance led to his decision to withdraw from the race.\nScott Olson\/Getty Images\nhide caption\ntoggle caption\nScott Olson\/Getty Images\nTrump's most recent disclosure was brief\nIn 2023, as he ran for a second term, Trump released a\nbrief doctor's letter\nwithout any data, saying he had lost weight and \"his cognitive exams were exceptional.\"\nHe leaned in on cognitive testing as a campaign issue — both before and after Biden dropped out of the race following a disastrous debate performance.\n\"We should have cognitive tests for anybody that runs for president and vice president,\" Trump said at a rally in October.\nLast year, Biden's doctors\nchose not to give him a cognitive exam\n. The White House defended that decision repeatedly.\n\"Everything that he does — day in and day out as it relates to delivering for the American people — is a cognitive test,\" his press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, told reporters after he struggled during his debate against Trump.\nTrump has been known to jumble words. During the campaign, he\nwobbled like he might fall\nwhen getting into a garbage truck. And he is acutely aware that some have raised questions about his fitness. At another rally in October, he talked about his critics pouncing when he mispronounces words.\n\"They'll say 'He's cognitively impaired!'\" Trump said mockingly. \"I'll let you know when I will be. I will be someday. We all will be someday. But I'll be the first to let you know.\"\nThe long history of selective medical disclosures from the White House\nThere is a long history of presidents concealing their health challenges. For example,\nJohn F. Kennedy\ndenied he had Addison's disease among other medical ailments.\nWhen\nWoodrow Wilson\nhad a stroke, his wife and doctor covered for him, noted Jeff Kuhlman, who was a physician in the Clinton, Bush and Obama White Houses.\n\"They covered up for him for several months and they were not truthful with the American people,\" Kuhlman said.\nWhile there is no law requiring presidents to get physicals, Kuhlman said it's something that the public and media now expect.\nKuhlman wrote a book about transforming the way physicians serve the president. He recently argued in a\nNew York Times\nopinion piece\nthat presidents should have their critical decision-making capacity assessed through extensive cognitive testing — not just the short screening exams like the one Trump has taken in the past.\n\"To me, the purpose of the physical for the president is to give him honest feedback,\" about physical and cognitive health, said Kuhlman.\nWhether that honest feedback is also shared with the public is another question entirely.","attrs_markdown":"Accessibility links\n\n- [Skip to main content](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/04\/09\/nx-s1-5316357\/trump-medical-exam#mainContent)\n- [Keyboard shortcuts for audio player](https:\/\/help.npr.org\/contact\/s\/article?name=what-are-the-keyboard-shortcuts-for-using-the-npr-org-audio-player)\n\n![]()\n\n****Loading****\n\n- **Hourly News**\n- **Listen Live**\n- **My Playlist**\n\n- Open Navigation Menu\n- [![NPR logo](https:\/\/media.npr.org\/chrome\/npr-logo-2026-animated.gif)](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/)\n- **![Station Logo](https:\/\/branding.npr.org\/logo\/service-logo\/logo-Color-Logo-s305.png)**\n  \n  ![WAMU 88.5 logo](https:\/\/branding.npr.org\/logo\/service-logo\/logo-Color-Logo-s305.png)\n  \n  WAMU 88.5\n  \n  - 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What will be included in the report?** **President Trump's past medical reports have been glowing. But at 78, his age puts his health in the spotlight — as it was for his predecessor, President Joe Biden.**\n\n### [Politics](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/politics\/)\n# Trump is getting a physical. What will be included in the report?\nApril 9, 20255:00 AM ET\n\nHeard on [Morning Edition](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/programs\/morning-edition\/2025\/04\/09\/morning-edition-for-april-09-2025)\n\n[![Headshot of Tamara Keith](https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/679x679+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/png\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5b%2F2e%2Fbdd74b2c4c0ea0ca292b8a585573%2Fscreenshot-2025-10-01-140908.png)](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/122805042\/tamara-keith)\n\n[Tamara Keith](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/122805042\/tamara-keith)\n\n#### Trump is getting a physical. What will be included in the report?\n******Listen****· 4:19******\n\n4-Minute Listen\n\n****Playlist****\n\n[**Transcript**](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/nx-s1-5316357)\n\n**Toggle more options**\n\n- [**Download**](https:\/\/ondemand.npr.org\/anon.npr-mp3\/npr\/me\/2025\/04\/20250409_me_trump_is_getting_a_physical._what_will_be_included_in_the_report.mp3?size=4150797&d=259375&e=nx-s1-5316357&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer)\n- ****Embed****\n  **Embed**\n  \n  **`<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/player\/embed\/nx-s1-5316357\/nx-s1-5417785-1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"290\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"NPR embedded audio player\">`**\n- [**Transcript**](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/nx-s1-5316357)\n\n![President Trump meets with a group of his ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 25.](https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4002+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2Fda%2Fd5c5cf564c0293d99411da76559c%2Fgettyimages-2206886128.jpg)\n\nPresident Trump meets with a group of his ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 25.  **Win McNamee\/Getty Images**  ****hide caption****\n\n****toggle caption****\n\nWin McNamee\/Getty Images\n\nPresident Trump is getting the first physical of his second term on Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.\n\n\"I have never felt better, but nevertheless, these things must be done!\" Trump [said on social media](https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114299054674051787).\n\n[![A line chart showing the age of every U.S. president during his terms](https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/900x900+350+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/png\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F8f%2Ffb2634064e9594f45f472a614819%2Fpresident-age-promo-image.png)](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/07\/11\/nx-s1-4914137\/president-age-constitution)\n\n### [U.S. elections explained](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/series\/g-s1-23291\/us-elections-voting-presidency-explainers)\n### [Our presidential candidates have never been older. You can thank the Founding Fathers](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/07\/11\/nx-s1-4914137\/president-age-constitution)\n\nAt 78, Trump is the oldest president to start a second term in office. He follows former President Joe Biden, who took office at the same age, and [visibly slowed down](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/02\/18\/1157955440\/biden-age-2024-election) during his term.\n\nTrump has been less than forthcoming about his health information in recent years, even as the [issues of health and age were in the spotlight](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/07\/05\/nx-s1-5028578\/biden-interview-debate) during the 2024 presidential campaign.\n\nPresidents have access to excellent preventive care and daily contact with White House physicians. It's one of the factors that has led to presidents living longer than the general population, said S. Jay Olshansky, a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois Chicago, who has studied the health of presidents.\n\nSponsor Message\n\nOlshansky said there are many armchair doctors, but a president's own physician is the only one who truly has all the necessary context.\n\n\"Keep in mind, medical records are private,\" Olshansky said. \"Presidents do not have to reveal their medical records.\"\n\n![White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson briefs reporters at the White House on Jan. 16, 2018.](https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4331x2932+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2F4b%2F041f1f7c4d099a0d7e515bcd7937%2Fgettyimages-905741376.jpg)\n\nWhite House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson briefs reporters at the White House on Jan. 16, 2018.  **Nicholas Kamm\/AFP**  ****hide caption****\n\n****toggle caption****\n\nNicholas Kamm\/AFP\n### What Trump's past disclosures showed\nWhen Trump first ran for office in 2015, his then-doctor [issued a statement](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2018\/05\/02\/607638733\/doctor-trump-dictated-letter-attesting-to-his-extraordinary-health) describing his lab results as \"astonishingly excellent\" and concluding he would be the \"healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.\" The doctor later said Trump had dictated it to him.\n\nHis first White House physical in 2018 yielded a [glowing report from Dr. Ronny Jackson](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/01\/16\/578424523\/white-house-doctor-says-trump-is-in-excellent-physical-cognitive-health), who proclaimed to reporters that Trump's good health came down to his \"great genes.\"\n\n\"I told the president that if he had a healthier diet over the last 20 years, he might live to be 200 years old,\" Jackson said in a White House briefing.\n\nThe president is known for his [love of McDonald's](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L8GwGTuJDko) and isn't a fan of exercise. Jackson said Trump needed to lose some weight, exercise more consistently and reduce his intake of fat and carbs.\n\nJackson held court, taking questions from reporters about everything from Trump's cardiac calcium score to his cognitive function.\n\n\"I was not going to do a cognitive exam, I had no intention of doing one,\" Jackson said. \"The reason that we did the cognitive assessment is, plain and simple, because the president asked me to do it.\"\n\nSponsor Message\n\nJackson said Trump scored a 30 out of 30. Years later, in a Fox News interview, Trump described the test, known as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.\n\n\"You'll go 'Person, woman, man, camera, TV,'\" Trump said, describing how he easily recalled a short series of unrelated words during the exam.\n\n\"Because I have, like, a good memory,\" Trump said. \"Because I'm cognitively there.\"\n\n![People at the Old Town Pour House watch the presidential debate on June 27, 2024 in Chicago. President Joe Biden's poor performance led to his decision to withdraw from the race.](https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5077x3385+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcf%2Ff6%2F197c05b44b4d8095991a482c19ee%2Fgettyimages-2159618320.jpg)\n\nPeople at the Old Town Pour House watch the presidential debate on June 27, 2024 in Chicago. President Joe Biden's poor performance led to his decision to withdraw from the race.  **Scott Olson\/Getty Images**  ****hide caption****\n\n****toggle caption****\n\nScott Olson\/Getty Images\n### Trump's most recent disclosure was brief\nIn 2023, as he ran for a second term, Trump released a [brief doctor's letter](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/11\/21\/1214389287\/trump-medical-report-weight) without any data, saying he had lost weight and \"his cognitive exams were exceptional.\"\n\n[![Vice President Harris takes questions from reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Oct.12, 2024.](https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5504x5504+1373+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe4%2Fee%2F0152f87842c5bda4f3daf1d17756%2Fgettyimages-2177399360.jpg)](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/12\/g-s1-28012\/harris-releases-medical-report-drawing-another-contrast-with-trump)\n\n### [Politics](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/politics\/)\n### [Harris releases her medical report — and uses it to raise questions about Trump](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/12\/g-s1-28012\/harris-releases-medical-report-drawing-another-contrast-with-trump)\n\nHe leaned in on cognitive testing as a campaign issue — both before and after Biden dropped out of the race following a disastrous debate performance.\n\n\"We should have cognitive tests for anybody that runs for president and vice president,\" Trump said at a rally in October.\n\nLast year, Biden's doctors [chose not to give him a cognitive exam](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/02\/28\/1234438761\/biden-physical-report). The White House defended that decision repeatedly.\n\n\"Everything that he does — day in and day out as it relates to delivering for the American people — is a cognitive test,\" his press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, told reporters after he struggled during his debate against Trump.\n\n[![President Biden walks out of the White House on Wednesday to board Marine One for a short trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., for his annual physical.](https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2024\/02\/28\/ap24059513446558_sq-d2896672bd2525d4111d4dc302b29f5889716e93.jpg?s=100&c=85&f=jpeg)](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/02\/28\/1234438761\/biden-physical-report)\n\n### [Politics](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/politics\/)\n### [Biden just got a physical. But a cognitive test was not part of the assessment](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/02\/28\/1234438761\/biden-physical-report)\n\nTrump has been known to jumble words. During the campaign, he [wobbled like he might fall](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kVkooecQDUY) when getting into a garbage truck. And he is acutely aware that some have raised questions about his fitness. At another rally in October, he talked about his critics pouncing when he mispronounces words.\n\n\"They'll say 'He's cognitively impaired!'\" Trump said mockingly. \"I'll let you know when I will be. I will be someday. We all will be someday. But I'll be the first to let you know.\"\n\n### **The long history of selective medical disclosures from the White House**\nThere is a long history of presidents concealing their health challenges. For example, [John F. Kennedy](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/health\/john-f-kennedy-kept-these-medical-struggles-private) denied he had Addison's disease among other medical ailments.\n\nSponsor Message\n\nWhen [Woodrow Wilson](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/health\/woodrow-wilson-stroke) had a stroke, his wife and doctor covered for him, noted Jeff Kuhlman, who was a physician in the Clinton, Bush and Obama White Houses.\n\n\"They covered up for him for several months and they were not truthful with the American people,\" Kuhlman said.\n\nWhile there is no law requiring presidents to get physicals, Kuhlman said it's something that the public and media now expect.\n\nKuhlman wrote a book about transforming the way physicians serve the president. 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Based on that information, and with our permission, we and our sponsors can place cookies to enable us or our sponsors to show sponsorship credits and other messages that we think will be relevant to your interests while you are using third-party services.\n\n### Cookie List\nClear\n\n- checkbox label\n  \n  label\n\nApply\n\nCancel\n\nConsent Leg.Interest\n\ncheckbox label\n\nlabel\n\ncheckbox label\n\nlabel\n\ncheckbox label\n\nlabel\n\nReject All\n\nConfirm My Choices\n\n[![Powered by Onetrust](https:\/\/cdn.cookielaw.org\/logos\/static\/powered_by_logo.svg)](https:\/\/www.onetrust.com\/products\/cookie-consent\/)","attrs_readable_markdown":"![President Trump meets with a group of his ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 25.](https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4002+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2Fda%2Fd5c5cf564c0293d99411da76559c%2Fgettyimages-2206886128.jpg)\n\nPresident Trump meets with a group of his ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 25.  **Win McNamee\/Getty Images**  ****hide caption****\n\n****toggle caption****\n\nWin McNamee\/Getty Images\n\nPresident Trump is getting the first physical of his second term on Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.\n\n\"I have never felt better, but nevertheless, these things must be done!\" Trump [said on social media](https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114299054674051787).\n\nAt 78, Trump is the oldest president to start a second term in office. He follows former President Joe Biden, who took office at the same age, and [visibly slowed down](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/02\/18\/1157955440\/biden-age-2024-election) during his term.\n\nTrump has been less than forthcoming about his health information in recent years, even as the [issues of health and age were in the spotlight](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/07\/05\/nx-s1-5028578\/biden-interview-debate) during the 2024 presidential campaign.\n\nPresidents have access to excellent preventive care and daily contact with White House physicians. It's one of the factors that has led to presidents living longer than the general population, said S. Jay Olshansky, a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois Chicago, who has studied the health of presidents.\n\nOlshansky said there are many armchair doctors, but a president's own physician is the only one who truly has all the necessary context.\n\n\"Keep in mind, medical records are private,\" Olshansky said. \"Presidents do not have to reveal their medical records.\"\n\n![White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson briefs reporters at the White House on Jan. 16, 2018.](https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4331x2932+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2F4b%2F041f1f7c4d099a0d7e515bcd7937%2Fgettyimages-905741376.jpg)\n\nWhite House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson briefs reporters at the White House on Jan. 16, 2018.  **Nicholas Kamm\/AFP**  ****hide caption****\n\n****toggle caption****\n\nNicholas Kamm\/AFP\n### What Trump's past disclosures showed\nWhen Trump first ran for office in 2015, his then-doctor [issued a statement](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2018\/05\/02\/607638733\/doctor-trump-dictated-letter-attesting-to-his-extraordinary-health) describing his lab results as \"astonishingly excellent\" and concluding he would be the \"healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.\" The doctor later said Trump had dictated it to him.\n\nHis first White House physical in 2018 yielded a [glowing report from Dr. Ronny Jackson](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/01\/16\/578424523\/white-house-doctor-says-trump-is-in-excellent-physical-cognitive-health), who proclaimed to reporters that Trump's good health came down to his \"great genes.\"\n\n\"I told the president that if he had a healthier diet over the last 20 years, he might live to be 200 years old,\" Jackson said in a White House briefing.\n\nThe president is known for his [love of McDonald's](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L8GwGTuJDko) and isn't a fan of exercise. Jackson said Trump needed to lose some weight, exercise more consistently and reduce his intake of fat and carbs.\n\nJackson held court, taking questions from reporters about everything from Trump's cardiac calcium score to his cognitive function.\n\n\"I was not going to do a cognitive exam, I had no intention of doing one,\" Jackson said. \"The reason that we did the cognitive assessment is, plain and simple, because the president asked me to do it.\"\n\nJackson said Trump scored a 30 out of 30. Years later, in a Fox News interview, Trump described the test, known as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.\n\n\"You'll go 'Person, woman, man, camera, TV,'\" Trump said, describing how he easily recalled a short series of unrelated words during the exam.\n\n\"Because I have, like, a good memory,\" Trump said. \"Because I'm cognitively there.\"\n\n![People at the Old Town Pour House watch the presidential debate on June 27, 2024 in Chicago. President Joe Biden's poor performance led to his decision to withdraw from the race.](https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5077x3385+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcf%2Ff6%2F197c05b44b4d8095991a482c19ee%2Fgettyimages-2159618320.jpg)\n\nPeople at the Old Town Pour House watch the presidential debate on June 27, 2024 in Chicago. President Joe Biden's poor performance led to his decision to withdraw from the race.  **Scott Olson\/Getty Images**  ****hide caption****\n\n****toggle caption****\n\nScott Olson\/Getty Images\n### Trump's most recent disclosure was brief\nIn 2023, as he ran for a second term, Trump released a [brief doctor's letter](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/11\/21\/1214389287\/trump-medical-report-weight) without any data, saying he had lost weight and \"his cognitive exams were exceptional.\"\n\nHe leaned in on cognitive testing as a campaign issue — both before and after Biden dropped out of the race following a disastrous debate performance.\n\n\"We should have cognitive tests for anybody that runs for president and vice president,\" Trump said at a rally in October.\n\nLast year, Biden's doctors [chose not to give him a cognitive exam](https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/02\/28\/1234438761\/biden-physical-report). The White House defended that decision repeatedly.\n\n\"Everything that he does — day in and day out as it relates to delivering for the American people — is a cognitive test,\" his press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, told reporters after he struggled during his debate against Trump.\n\nTrump has been known to jumble words. During the campaign, he [wobbled like he might fall](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kVkooecQDUY) when getting into a garbage truck. And he is acutely aware that some have raised questions about his fitness. At another rally in October, he talked about his critics pouncing when he mispronounces words.\n\n\"They'll say 'He's cognitively impaired!'\" Trump said mockingly. \"I'll let you know when I will be. I will be someday. We all will be someday. But I'll be the first to let you know.\"\n\n### **The long history of selective medical disclosures from the White House**\nThere is a long history of presidents concealing their health challenges. For example, [John F. Kennedy](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/health\/john-f-kennedy-kept-these-medical-struggles-private) denied he had Addison's disease among other medical ailments.\n\nWhen [Woodrow Wilson](https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/health\/woodrow-wilson-stroke) had a stroke, his wife and doctor covered for him, noted Jeff Kuhlman, who was a physician in the Clinton, Bush and Obama White Houses.\n\n\"They covered up for him for several months and they were not truthful with the American people,\" Kuhlman said.\n\nWhile there is no law requiring presidents to get physicals, Kuhlman said it's something that the public and media now expect.\n\nKuhlman wrote a book about transforming the way physicians serve the president. 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Boilerpipe Text	President Trump meets with a group of his ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 25. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images President Trump is getting the first physical of his second term on Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. "I have never felt better, but nevertheless, these things must be done!" Trump said on social media . At 78, Trump is the oldest president to start a second term in office. He follows former President Joe Biden, who took office at the same age, and visibly slowed down during his term. Trump has been less than forthcoming about his health information in recent years, even as the issues of health and age were in the spotlight during the 2024 presidential campaign. Presidents have access to excellent preventive care and daily contact with White House physicians. It's one of the factors that has led to presidents living longer than the general population, said S. Jay Olshansky, a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois Chicago, who has studied the health of presidents. Olshansky said there are many armchair doctors, but a president's own physician is the only one who truly has all the necessary context. "Keep in mind, medical records are private," Olshansky said. "Presidents do not have to reveal their medical records." White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson briefs reporters at the White House on Jan. 16, 2018. Nicholas Kamm/AFP hide caption toggle caption Nicholas Kamm/AFP What Trump's past disclosures showed When Trump first ran for office in 2015, his then-doctor issued a statement describing his lab results as "astonishingly excellent" and concluding he would be the "healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency." The doctor later said Trump had dictated it to him. His first White House physical in 2018 yielded a glowing report from Dr. Ronny Jackson , who proclaimed to reporters that Trump's good health came down to his "great genes." "I told the president that if he had a healthier diet over the last 20 years, he might live to be 200 years old," Jackson said in a White House briefing. The president is known for his love of McDonald's and isn't a fan of exercise. Jackson said Trump needed to lose some weight, exercise more consistently and reduce his intake of fat and carbs. Jackson held court, taking questions from reporters about everything from Trump's cardiac calcium score to his cognitive function. "I was not going to do a cognitive exam, I had no intention of doing one," Jackson said. "The reason that we did the cognitive assessment is, plain and simple, because the president asked me to do it." Jackson said Trump scored a 30 out of 30. Years later, in a Fox News interview, Trump described the test, known as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. "You'll go 'Person, woman, man, camera, TV,'" Trump said, describing how he easily recalled a short series of unrelated words during the exam. "Because I have, like, a good memory," Trump said. "Because I'm cognitively there." People at the Old Town Pour House watch the presidential debate on June 27, 2024 in Chicago. President Joe Biden's poor performance led to his decision to withdraw from the race. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Trump's most recent disclosure was brief In 2023, as he ran for a second term, Trump released a brief doctor's letter without any data, saying he had lost weight and "his cognitive exams were exceptional." He leaned in on cognitive testing as a campaign issue — both before and after Biden dropped out of the race following a disastrous debate performance. "We should have cognitive tests for anybody that runs for president and vice president," Trump said at a rally in October. Last year, Biden's doctors chose not to give him a cognitive exam . The White House defended that decision repeatedly. "Everything that he does — day in and day out as it relates to delivering for the American people — is a cognitive test," his press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, told reporters after he struggled during his debate against Trump. Trump has been known to jumble words. During the campaign, he wobbled like he might fall when getting into a garbage truck. And he is acutely aware that some have raised questions about his fitness. At another rally in October, he talked about his critics pouncing when he mispronounces words. "They'll say 'He's cognitively impaired!'" Trump said mockingly. "I'll let you know when I will be. I will be someday. We all will be someday. But I'll be the first to let you know." The long history of selective medical disclosures from the White House There is a long history of presidents concealing their health challenges. For example, John F. Kennedy denied he had Addison's disease among other medical ailments. When Woodrow Wilson had a stroke, his wife and doctor covered for him, noted Jeff Kuhlman, who was a physician in the Clinton, Bush and Obama White Houses. "They covered up for him for several months and they were not truthful with the American people," Kuhlman said. While there is no law requiring presidents to get physicals, Kuhlman said it's something that the public and media now expect. Kuhlman wrote a book about transforming the way physicians serve the president. He recently argued in a New York Times opinion piece that presidents should have their critical decision-making capacity assessed through extensive cognitive testing — not just the short screening exams like the one Trump has taken in the past. "To me, the purpose of the physical for the president is to give him honest feedback," about physical and cognitive health, said Kuhlman. Whether that honest feedback is also shared with the public is another question entirely.
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What will be included in the report? President Trump's past medical reports have been glowing. But at 78, his age puts his health in the spotlight — as it was for his predecessor, President Joe Biden. ### [Politics](https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/) # Trump is getting a physical. What will be included in the report? April 9, 20255:00 AM ET Heard on [Morning Edition](https://www.npr.org/programs/morning-edition/2025/04/09/morning-edition-for-april-09-2025) [![Headshot of Tamara Keith](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/679x679+0+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/png/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5b%2F2e%2Fbdd74b2c4c0ea0ca292b8a585573%2Fscreenshot-2025-10-01-140908.png)](https://www.npr.org/people/122805042/tamara-keith) [Tamara Keith](https://www.npr.org/people/122805042/tamara-keith) #### Trump is getting a physical. What will be included in the report? **Listen· 4:19** 4-Minute Listen Playlist [Transcript](https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5316357) Toggle more options - [Download](https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2025/04/20250409_me_trump_is_getting_a_physical._what_will_be_included_in_the_report.mp3?size=4150797&d=259375&e=nx-s1-5316357&sc=siteplayer&aw_0_1st.playerid=siteplayer) - Embed Embed `<iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5316357/nx-s1-5417785-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">` - [Transcript](https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5316357) ![President Trump meets with a group of his ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 25.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4002+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2Fda%2Fd5c5cf564c0293d99411da76559c%2Fgettyimages-2206886128.jpg) President Trump meets with a group of his ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 25. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images President Trump is getting the first physical of his second term on Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. "I have never felt better, but nevertheless, these things must be done!" Trump [said on social media](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114299054674051787). [![A line chart showing the age of every U.S. president during his terms](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/900x900+350+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/png/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F8f%2Ffb2634064e9594f45f472a614819%2Fpresident-age-promo-image.png)](https://www.npr.org/2024/07/11/nx-s1-4914137/president-age-constitution) ### [U.S. elections explained](https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-23291/us-elections-voting-presidency-explainers) ### [Our presidential candidates have never been older. You can thank the Founding Fathers](https://www.npr.org/2024/07/11/nx-s1-4914137/president-age-constitution) At 78, Trump is the oldest president to start a second term in office. He follows former President Joe Biden, who took office at the same age, and [visibly slowed down](https://www.npr.org/2023/02/18/1157955440/biden-age-2024-election) during his term. Trump has been less than forthcoming about his health information in recent years, even as the [issues of health and age were in the spotlight](https://www.npr.org/2024/07/05/nx-s1-5028578/biden-interview-debate) during the 2024 presidential campaign. Presidents have access to excellent preventive care and daily contact with White House physicians. It's one of the factors that has led to presidents living longer than the general population, said S. Jay Olshansky, a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois Chicago, who has studied the health of presidents. Sponsor Message Olshansky said there are many armchair doctors, but a president's own physician is the only one who truly has all the necessary context. "Keep in mind, medical records are private," Olshansky said. "Presidents do not have to reveal their medical records." ![White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson briefs reporters at the White House on Jan. 16, 2018.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4331x2932+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2F4b%2F041f1f7c4d099a0d7e515bcd7937%2Fgettyimages-905741376.jpg) White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson briefs reporters at the White House on Jan. 16, 2018. Nicholas Kamm/AFP hide caption toggle caption Nicholas Kamm/AFP ### What Trump's past disclosures showed When Trump first ran for office in 2015, his then-doctor [issued a statement](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/02/607638733/doctor-trump-dictated-letter-attesting-to-his-extraordinary-health) describing his lab results as "astonishingly excellent" and concluding he would be the "healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency." The doctor later said Trump had dictated it to him. His first White House physical in 2018 yielded a [glowing report from Dr. Ronny Jackson](https://www.npr.org/2018/01/16/578424523/white-house-doctor-says-trump-is-in-excellent-physical-cognitive-health), who proclaimed to reporters that Trump's good health came down to his "great genes." "I told the president that if he had a healthier diet over the last 20 years, he might live to be 200 years old," Jackson said in a White House briefing. The president is known for his [love of McDonald's](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8GwGTuJDko) and isn't a fan of exercise. Jackson said Trump needed to lose some weight, exercise more consistently and reduce his intake of fat and carbs. Jackson held court, taking questions from reporters about everything from Trump's cardiac calcium score to his cognitive function. "I was not going to do a cognitive exam, I had no intention of doing one," Jackson said. "The reason that we did the cognitive assessment is, plain and simple, because the president asked me to do it." Sponsor Message Jackson said Trump scored a 30 out of 30. Years later, in a Fox News interview, Trump described the test, known as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. "You'll go 'Person, woman, man, camera, TV,'" Trump said, describing how he easily recalled a short series of unrelated words during the exam. "Because I have, like, a good memory," Trump said. "Because I'm cognitively there." ![People at the Old Town Pour House watch the presidential debate on June 27, 2024 in Chicago. President Joe Biden's poor performance led to his decision to withdraw from the race.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5077x3385+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcf%2Ff6%2F197c05b44b4d8095991a482c19ee%2Fgettyimages-2159618320.jpg) People at the Old Town Pour House watch the presidential debate on June 27, 2024 in Chicago. President Joe Biden's poor performance led to his decision to withdraw from the race. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images ### Trump's most recent disclosure was brief In 2023, as he ran for a second term, Trump released a [brief doctor's letter](https://www.npr.org/2023/11/21/1214389287/trump-medical-report-weight) without any data, saying he had lost weight and "his cognitive exams were exceptional." 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Last year, Biden's doctors [chose not to give him a cognitive exam](https://www.npr.org/2024/02/28/1234438761/biden-physical-report). The White House defended that decision repeatedly. "Everything that he does — day in and day out as it relates to delivering for the American people — is a cognitive test," his press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, told reporters after he struggled during his debate against Trump. [![President Biden walks out of the White House on Wednesday to board Marine One for a short trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., for his annual physical.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/02/28/ap24059513446558_sq-d2896672bd2525d4111d4dc302b29f5889716e93.jpg?s=100&c=85&f=jpeg)](https://www.npr.org/2024/02/28/1234438761/biden-physical-report) ### [Politics](https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/) ### [Biden just got a physical. But a cognitive test was not part of the assessment](https://www.npr.org/2024/02/28/1234438761/biden-physical-report) Trump has been known to jumble words. During the campaign, he [wobbled like he might fall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVkooecQDUY) when getting into a garbage truck. And he is acutely aware that some have raised questions about his fitness. At another rally in October, he talked about his critics pouncing when he mispronounces words. "They'll say 'He's cognitively impaired!'" Trump said mockingly. "I'll let you know when I will be. I will be someday. We all will be someday. But I'll be the first to let you know." ### The long history of selective medical disclosures from the White House** There is a long history of presidents concealing their health challenges. For example, [John F. Kennedy](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/john-f-kennedy-kept-these-medical-struggles-private) denied he had Addison's disease among other medical ailments. Sponsor Message When [Woodrow Wilson](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/woodrow-wilson-stroke) had a stroke, his wife and doctor covered for him, noted Jeff Kuhlman, who was a physician in the Clinton, Bush and Obama White Houses. "They covered up for him for several months and they were not truthful with the American people," Kuhlman said. While there is no law requiring presidents to get physicals, Kuhlman said it's something that the public and media now expect. Kuhlman wrote a book about transforming the way physicians serve the president. He recently argued in a New York Times [opinion piece](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/opinion/president-physician-cognitive-testing.html?unlocked_article_code=1.800.ICke.zD069QXfflUV&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb) that presidents should have their critical decision-making capacity assessed through extensive cognitive testing — not just the short screening exams like the one Trump has taken in the past. "To me, the purpose of the physical for the president is to give him honest feedback," about physical and cognitive health, said Kuhlman. 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Readable Markdown	![President Trump meets with a group of his ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 25.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4002+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2Fda%2Fd5c5cf564c0293d99411da76559c%2Fgettyimages-2206886128.jpg) President Trump meets with a group of his ambassadors in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 25. Win McNamee/Getty Images **hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images President Trump is getting the first physical of his second term on Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. "I have never felt better, but nevertheless, these things must be done!" Trump [said on social media](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114299054674051787). At 78, Trump is the oldest president to start a second term in office. He follows former President Joe Biden, who took office at the same age, and [visibly slowed down](https://www.npr.org/2023/02/18/1157955440/biden-age-2024-election) during his term. Trump has been less than forthcoming about his health information in recent years, even as the [issues of health and age were in the spotlight](https://www.npr.org/2024/07/05/nx-s1-5028578/biden-interview-debate) during the 2024 presidential campaign. Presidents have access to excellent preventive care and daily contact with White House physicians. It's one of the factors that has led to presidents living longer than the general population, said S. Jay Olshansky, a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois Chicago, who has studied the health of presidents. Olshansky said there are many armchair doctors, but a president's own physician is the only one who truly has all the necessary context. "Keep in mind, medical records are private," Olshansky said. "Presidents do not have to reveal their medical records." ![White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson briefs reporters at the White House on Jan. 16, 2018.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4331x2932+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2F4b%2F041f1f7c4d099a0d7e515bcd7937%2Fgettyimages-905741376.jpg) White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson briefs reporters at the White House on Jan. 16, 2018. Nicholas Kamm/AFP hide caption toggle caption Nicholas Kamm/AFP ### What Trump's past disclosures showed When Trump first ran for office in 2015, his then-doctor [issued a statement](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/02/607638733/doctor-trump-dictated-letter-attesting-to-his-extraordinary-health) describing his lab results as "astonishingly excellent" and concluding he would be the "healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency." The doctor later said Trump had dictated it to him. His first White House physical in 2018 yielded a [glowing report from Dr. Ronny Jackson](https://www.npr.org/2018/01/16/578424523/white-house-doctor-says-trump-is-in-excellent-physical-cognitive-health), who proclaimed to reporters that Trump's good health came down to his "great genes." "I told the president that if he had a healthier diet over the last 20 years, he might live to be 200 years old," Jackson said in a White House briefing. The president is known for his [love of McDonald's](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8GwGTuJDko) and isn't a fan of exercise. Jackson said Trump needed to lose some weight, exercise more consistently and reduce his intake of fat and carbs. Jackson held court, taking questions from reporters about everything from Trump's cardiac calcium score to his cognitive function. "I was not going to do a cognitive exam, I had no intention of doing one," Jackson said. "The reason that we did the cognitive assessment is, plain and simple, because the president asked me to do it." Jackson said Trump scored a 30 out of 30. Years later, in a Fox News interview, Trump described the test, known as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. "You'll go 'Person, woman, man, camera, TV,'" Trump said, describing how he easily recalled a short series of unrelated words during the exam. "Because I have, like, a good memory," Trump said. "Because I'm cognitively there." ![People at the Old Town Pour House watch the presidential debate on June 27, 2024 in Chicago. President Joe Biden's poor performance led to his decision to withdraw from the race.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5077x3385+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcf%2Ff6%2F197c05b44b4d8095991a482c19ee%2Fgettyimages-2159618320.jpg) People at the Old Town Pour House watch the presidential debate on June 27, 2024 in Chicago. President Joe Biden's poor performance led to his decision to withdraw from the race. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images ### Trump's most recent disclosure was brief In 2023, as he ran for a second term, Trump released a [brief doctor's letter](https://www.npr.org/2023/11/21/1214389287/trump-medical-report-weight) without any data, saying he had lost weight and "his cognitive exams were exceptional." He leaned in on cognitive testing as a campaign issue — both before and after Biden dropped out of the race following a disastrous debate performance. "We should have cognitive tests for anybody that runs for president and vice president," Trump said at a rally in October. Last year, Biden's doctors [chose not to give him a cognitive exam](https://www.npr.org/2024/02/28/1234438761/biden-physical-report). The White House defended that decision repeatedly. "Everything that he does — day in and day out as it relates to delivering for the American people — is a cognitive test," his press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, told reporters after he struggled during his debate against Trump. Trump has been known to jumble words. During the campaign, he [wobbled like he might fall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVkooecQDUY) when getting into a garbage truck. And he is acutely aware that some have raised questions about his fitness. At another rally in October, he talked about his critics pouncing when he mispronounces words. "They'll say 'He's cognitively impaired!'" Trump said mockingly. "I'll let you know when I will be. I will be someday. We all will be someday. But I'll be the first to let you know." ### The long history of selective medical disclosures from the White House** There is a long history of presidents concealing their health challenges. For example, [John F. Kennedy](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/john-f-kennedy-kept-these-medical-struggles-private) denied he had Addison's disease among other medical ailments. When [Woodrow Wilson](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/woodrow-wilson-stroke) had a stroke, his wife and doctor covered for him, noted Jeff Kuhlman, who was a physician in the Clinton, Bush and Obama White Houses. "They covered up for him for several months and they were not truthful with the American people," Kuhlman said. While there is no law requiring presidents to get physicals, Kuhlman said it's something that the public and media now expect. Kuhlman wrote a book about transforming the way physicians serve the president. He recently argued in a New York Times [opinion piece](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/opinion/president-physician-cognitive-testing.html?unlocked_article_code=1.800.ICke.zD069QXfflUV&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb) that presidents should have their critical decision-making capacity assessed through extensive cognitive testing — not just the short screening exams like the one Trump has taken in the past. "To me, the purpose of the physical for the president is to give him honest feedback," about physical and cognitive health, said Kuhlman. Whether that honest feedback is also shared with the public is another question entirely.
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