President Donald Trump underwent MRI imaging on his heart and abdomen in October as part of a routine preventative screening for men of his age, the White House announced Monday.
According to The Associated Press, White House physician Sean Barbabella, in a memo released to the public, stated that the “advanced imaging” is standard for an executive physical and confirmed that the results were “perfectly normal.”
“The purpose of this imaging is preventative: to identify issues early, confirm overall health, and ensure he maintains long-term vitality and function,” Barbabella wrote.
The memo came a day after Trump indicated he would release the scan results.
While both the president and the White House have repeatedly emphasized that the MRI was part of his routine physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, they had previously not specified which parts of his body were examined.
“I think that’s quite a bit of detail,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday when announcing the memo’s release.
During an exchange with reporters on Sunday while returning to Washington from Florida, Trump called the results “perfect” and offered to make them public.
“If you want to have it released, I’ll release it,” he said.
Trump also joked about the mystery of which part of his body was scanned.
“I have no idea. It was just an MRI,” he said. “What part of the body? It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and I aced it.”
The MRI comes amid ongoing scrutiny over the health of the Republican president, who is 79 years old.
The release of the memo and results is intended to provide reassurance about Trump’s cardiovascular and abdominal health and reinforce the preventative nature of executive physical exams.
Barbabella’s statement frames the imaging as a routine measure to monitor and maintain long-term wellness, confirming that no abnormalities were detected during the October evaluation.
