The White House Doctor Called President Trump's Health 'Excellent

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After weeks of speculation over the state of President Donald Trump's mental and physical fitness, White House physician Ronny Jackson on Tuesday declared the President's health "excellent."

Jackson discussed in detail the results of Trump's medical exam during a press briefing at the White House, and said that, though he recommended changes to the president's diet and exercise regimen, Trump will likely be in good health for the rest of his term, as well as a possible second term.

Trump's physical exam included cognitive testing, which is unusual for sitting presidents. Jackson had not originally planned to conduct the test, he said, but administered the Montreal Cognitive Assessment at Trump's request. The president performed "exceedingly well," Jackson said, and showed no signs of cognitive decline.

Read Jackson's full remarks below.

Good afternoon, everyone. All right, so to start with, what I'm going to do is I'm going to read to you the summary of the President's physical. And so I'll just read through this, and then after I'm done reading this, immediately after the brief, we'll make this available to everyone exactly as I read it here. And then I'll take a few questions.

So to start with: President Donald J. Trump has completed his first periodic physical examination as President of the United States. I performed and supervised the examination with appropriate specialty consultations and diagnostic testing.

The exam was conducted January 12, 2018, at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The purpose of the exam was to provide the public with an update of the President's current health status and to ensure the President continues to enjoy all the benefits of good health.

This examination focused on...

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