The results of President Donald Trump’s latest medical exam determined that while the 79-year-old gained weight, he is in “excellent health” – however, the report did not address a recent skin rash on the president’s neck.
As in previous medical exam results, White House Physician Dr. Sean Barbabella gave Trump positive remarks about his overall health, claiming he is “fully fit” and demonstrated “strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and overall physical function.”
Trump weighs 238 pounds, roughly 14 pounds more than he weighed at his last physical exam in April 2025. Barbabella noted that he counseled the president on losing weight by recommending more physical activity and a change in diet.
But otherwise, the assessment gave a rosy review of the president’s overall health, despite ongoing public concerns about Trump’s cognitive functioning and physical ailments. The president frequently appears with bruising on his hands, a result of consistent aspirin usage; swollen legs, the result of a diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency; and, most recently, a skin rash.
While the report addressed the president’s chronic venous insufficiency and aspirin use, it made no mention of the skin rash that appeared on Trump’s neck in March. Barbabella said at the time it was a side effect of a “very common cream” used as a “preventive skin treatment.”
The dermatologic section of the president’s health assessment made no mention of the skin condition or the skin cream used for the president back in March.
Barbabella did note, once again, that Trump’s hand-bruising is consistent with “minor soft tissue irritation related to frequent handshaking” while on aspirin therapy. Trump’s aspirin therapy is used to prevent cardiovascular issues. Barbabella said he recommended a lower dose of aspirin.
But the failure to mention the recent condition or treatment lends itself to a wider conversation about Trump’s history of publicly downplaying health issues.
In the past, Trump has been reluctant to share medical information. The president refused to release medical records while on the campaign trail in 2024.
When running for president in 2015, Trump’s former doctor, the late Dr. Harold Bornstein, released a letter declaring Trump would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.” However, Bornstein later said the letter had been dictated by Trump himself.
When Trump was hospitalized with Covid-19 in 2020, during his first term, his doctors at Walter Reed National Medical Center were accused of not being entirely transparent about the extent of his condition. Trump’s former physician, Sean Conley, acknowledged that he had tried to present an “upbeat” description.
Even now, despite having an explanation for his frequent hand-bruising, Trump still uses makeup or band-aids to cover up the extensive bruises on his hands, which has generated public commentary about Trump’s overall health.
Trump has faced questions about his mental acuity as some have accused him of falling asleep during Cabinet meetings and Oval Office press conferences. The president has insisted he is only closing his eyes out of boredom.
Most Americans, 59 percent, do not believe Trump has the mental acuity to serve as president, according to a poll from the Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos. Roughly 55 percent said they do not think he is physically healthy enough to carry out his presidential duties.
