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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's second annual physical on Friday revealed he's in "very good health" without any details.
President Trump had his second full physical exam Friday. By the evening, the the 72-year-olds personal physician Dr. Sean Conley released a statement saying a team of 11 doctors had examined Trump. But he included no details about their findings, saying only that Trump is in very good health. In an unusual move, he also predicted the future over the next two years by stating that he expects the commander-in-chief to remain healthy for the remainder of his presidency and beyond.
The results echoed last years exam, when Trumps then-White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson declared the president in excellent physical and cognitive condition. That physical attracted an unusual degree of scrutiny amid questions about Trumps mental health and fitness for office. In a first, Trump had requested a cognitive exam apparently a response to Democratic members of Congress who had reignited the discussion about the 25th Amendment, a process that could remove a president who is unfit to govern.
But again, that physical didnt really reveal anything new about the presidents health.
And we shouldnt expect this years exam to either: The presidential physical exam is best understood as political theater a show of the presidents vigor and fitness not an opportunity to reveal new medical information. Heres what to know about the second exam......
https://www.vox.com/2019/2/8/18216849/trump-presidential-physical-exam-explained
pangaia
(24,324 posts)spanone
(135,859 posts)worse 'president' ever.
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)One doctor can give you a clean bill of health, but 11 doctors sounds at least 20 times more convincing!
bdamomma
(63,917 posts)are you his fucking Dr too??? what total BS this is.
diva77
(7,652 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)in terrible shape and knowing his habits he might as well have one foot in the grave. How stupid do they think we are?
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)Does think this guy is like Doc Savage, when we've seen with our own eyes that he can't walk 30 feet without a golf cart or other transportation.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,749 posts)RockRaven
(14,990 posts)when discussing a person's health data/status. Not saying anything in that vein *is* saying something.
Since heights don't increase at his age, Trump cannot further inflate his previous lie of 6'3" I guess... So the only way to not publicly admit obesity was to not say anything about his weight. What a pathetically vain asshole Trump is. A crap load of Americans are obese, so are you Trump, BFD. Get over it!
area51
(11,919 posts)So, ten of them to wrestle away the cheeseburger from him during the exam?
Cha
(297,512 posts)at him.
dansolo
(5,376 posts)Need to be examined by 11 doctors?
Vinca
(50,302 posts)Do they look like they eat a bag of Big Macs for breakfast? Do they have a button on their desk to call for neverending Coke refills? Is their only physical activity riding in a golf cart? I say we put the "National Enquirer" on the case.