U.S. President Donald Trump remains in “spectacular” health, according to a television doctor turned cabinet official, speaking out after a recent medical report failed to silence ongoing public scrutiny regarding the president’s physical well-being.
Mehmet Oz, the current administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, addressed the media on Tuesday following the release of a physician’s report on Trump last Friday.
”If you look at these records, they’re spectacular, you know,” Oz — who is widely known as Dr Oz after the television show he hosted for more than a decade — said at a White House briefing.
”That amount of energy and that amount of mental acuity does not exist in a vacuum. You have to have a vessel to carry it, and the president has unique ability to just keep going at all hours of the day with remarkable strength.”
Trump, who celebrates his 80th birthday on June 14, holds the record as the oldest individual ever to ascend to the U.S. presidency. While last week’s medical update assessed his health as “excellent,” it noted that he needs to shed some weight.
Oz brushed off inquiries regarding why Trump has undergone three “annual” medical checkups over the past year, a stark contrast to his predecessor Joe Biden, who typically had just one annually.
”I do actually believe he is curious to make sure everything is going in the right direction,” said Oz, adding that Trump was “meticulous.”
Despite these reassurances, persistent physical signs—including hand bruising, swollen ankles, an existing cardiovascular condition, and instances of apparent drowsiness during meetings—continue to fuel intense speculation about the president’s true medical condition.