Courtesy of Politico:Ronny Jackson, the White House physician, provides details of President Trump’s medical exam during the press briefing https://t.co/HFNzIecVHp— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 16, 2018
A White House physician declared on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is in “excellent” overall health and that he performed “well” on a cognitive screening exam, while noting the commander-in-chief could benefit from a low-fat diet and additional exercise.
“All clinical data indicates that the president is currently very health and that he will remain so for the duration of his presidency,” Dr. Ronny Jackson said at the daily White House press briefing.
Jackson added that during the physical exam on Friday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, he performed some cognitive testing and that Trump “did well on it.” He noted the exam was limited to a screening for cognitive impairment and was not part of a larger psychological examination.
Trump, according to Jackson, is 6-foot-3 and weighs 239 pounds. The doctor said that he and Trump discussed losing weight and exercising, which he recommended, and that the president expressed “he would like to lose 10 to 15 pounds.”
Currently, Jackson added, Trump “doesn’t have a dedicated, defined exercise program.”
It should be pointed out that 239 pounds at 6-foot-3 is only one pound away from obesity.
That, plus his diet and almost complete lack of exercise. makes it essentially impossible to legitimately claim that Trump is in "excellent overall health."
I watched the report, and Dr. Jackson seemed honest and forthcoming.
And I was with him right up until he claimed that Trump got a perfect score on his cognitive test.
I'm sorry, but I have watched this guy for two years now, and there is DEFINITELY something going on with his attention span, and his ability to reason.Jackson: President Trump is mentally “sharp” and “fit for duty” https://t.co/DTwm3q5Aux— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 16, 2018
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