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White House Doctor Says Trump Is in 'Excellent Health' but Should Lose Weight

Physician Sean Barbabella also recommended the golfer president get more exercise.

Mark A. Kellner
May 31, 2026
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President Trump posed with his White House doctor, Sean Barbabella, at last year’s Walter Reed physical. Photo: White House

President Trump’s physician declared him in “excellent health,” with the White House releasing late Friday evening the results of his Tuesday physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

The three-page report, which like last year came in the form of a memorandum from presidential physician Sean Barbabella to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, said the 79-year-old commander in chief carries a heart that tests suggest is roughly 14 years younger than the man himself.

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