Former President Donald Trump gave his successor an 81st birthday gift on Monday.
Trump, 77, posted a glowing letter purportedly from his personal doctor, boasting of his “excellent” health and claiming he has lost an unspecified amount of weight.
“I am pleased to report that President Trump’s overall health is excellent. “His physical examinations were within the normal range and his cognitive examinations were exceptional,” reads the letter signed by Dr. Bruce Aronwald of Morristown, New Jersey.
“The cardiovascular studies are all normal and the cancer screening tests are all negative. “President Trump has reduced his weight through an improved diet and continued daily physical activity, while maintaining a rigorous schedule,” the letter adds.
Aronwald claimed to have conducted “several thorough examinations” of Trump since he left office, the most recent of which took place on September 13.
Donald Trump’s doctor gave him a clean bill of health, but did not divulge many details. AP
Weeks before the September checkup, Trump’s weight was listed at 215 pounds when he turned himself in for booking in a case alleging he attempted to improperly overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.
Trump’s reported weight, which was met with widespread disbelief, would be about 30 pounds less than what had been revealed at his last White House physical.
Both Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have raised questions about the former president’s cognitive abilities after a handful of verbal errors and other mishaps on the stump.
The letter from Donald Trump’s doctor. Social Truth
“The presidency is not a job for someone who is 80 years old,” DeSantis told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. “I just think that’s something that’s been demonstrated with Joe Biden. Father Time is undefeated. Donald Trump is not exempt from any of that.
“I think that, with someone like me, you walk in, I’m in the prime of my life, I walk in on the first day. I will serve two terms, achieve great results, and get the country moving again. “That’s what Republican voters want to see.”
Trump has a long history of boasting about his physical prowess.
Dr. Harold Bornstein faced controversy for his bold claims about Donald Trump’s health.Bornstein/Splash News
During the 2016 election cycle, the Trump campaign promoted a letter from his then-doctor, Dr. Harold Bornstein, who proclaimed that Trump would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”
Bornstein, who died in January 2021, claimed in 2018 that then-candidate Trump had dictated the letter over the phone. He also alleged that three representatives of the then-president had “raided” his office in early 2017 and removed the then-president’s medical records.
Trump cut ties with Bornstein after the doctor went public with his claims.
President Biden celebrated his 81st birthday on Monday.Chris Kleponis/Pool via CNP/SplashNews.com
If Trump regains the presidency and serves out four years in office, he will surpass Biden as the oldest sitting commander in chief in US history.
If Biden is re-elected and serves a full second term, he will be 86 years old at the end.
Biden’s physical report was released in February and declared him a “healthy and vigorous man of 80 years of age.”
Donald Trump believes he is in excellent shape to be president again.REUTERS
The president’s physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, pegged Biden at 178 pounds and six feet tall.
The doctor noted that Biden suffers from conditions including gastroesophageal reflux, non-valvular atrial fibrillation, “mild sensory peripheral neuropathy of the feet,” allergies and non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
Both men are their respective parties’ favorites for the 2024 presidential nomination.
Aronwald did not immediately respond to The Post’s requests for comment.
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