Dr. Sean Barbabella attempted to quell rumors by sharing his assessment of the MRI screenings that the president underwent in October

President Donald Trump's doctor is sharing more information about two MRI tests Trump underwent at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in October.

The president received both abdominal and cardiovascular scans during the visit, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed during a press briefing on Monday, Dec. 1, reading a memo from White House physician Sean Barbabella that detailed the president's procedures and results.

According to Barbabella, the results of both tests were "perfectly normal." The physician said Trump received the MRIs as part of his "comprehensive physical exam," noting that men in the 79-year-old president's age group "benefit from a thorough evaluation of cardiovascular and abdominal health."

Barbabella said the MRIs were "preventative" and wrote, "This level of detailed assessment is standard for an executive physical at President Trump's age and confirms that he remains in excellent overall health."

While the White House shared Barbabella's report, they did not release imaging from the MRIs. They previously said that Trump's October visit to Walter Reed was a "follow-up evaluation."

Barbabella's report comes days after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz urged Trump to "release the MRI results" after the president called him a derogatory slur for people with intellectual disabilities.

President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One en-route to Washington, DC
President Donald Trump on Air Force One on Nov. 30, 2025.

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In a late-night Thanksgiving message posted to Truth Social on Thursday, Nov. 27, Trump slammed “citizens” and “patriots” who he claimed were “just plain STUPID” about immigration.

While pointing to the Somali community in Minnesota, Trump wrote, “The seriously retarded Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both,” which prompted Walz, 61, to say on X, "Release the MRI results." 

While speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Nov. 30, as he traveled back to Washington, D.C., from Florida, Trump said he'd gladly release the "perfect" results of his last known physical exam.

“If you want to have it released, I’ll release it,” he added, according to a clip shared by the White House.

When CBS News' Weijia Jiang asked what part of the body was scanned during his MRI testing, Trump replied, "I have no idea ... it wasn't the brain because I took a cognitive test and I aced it."

He then added, "I got a perfect mark, which you would be incapable of doing," adding to his recent string of insults toward women in the White House Correspondents' Association.

Barbabella previously released a report on Trump's Oct. 10 physical exam, noting at the time that he had undergone lab testing, advanced imaging and "preventive health assessments" as "part of his ongoing health maintenance plan." Barbabella didn't elaborate on the type of imaging at the time, or share what he was screening Trump for.

Leavitt described Trump's October visit as a "routine yearly check up," despite announcing previously that he had already completed his annual physical in April.

In July, Trump was diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a condition that "causes blood to pool in your leg veins, leading to high pressure in those veins," according to the Cleveland Clinic.

He is currently the oldest person to be elected president in the United States, and is on track to surpass President Joe Biden as the oldest sitting president before his term ends.