US EditionTrump Discusses CT Scan and Health in WSJ Interview
Trump disclosed taking 325 mg aspirin daily, four times the recommended dose, and regrets October CT scan due to resulting health scrutiny, White House physician said scan showed no abnormalities.
- On January 1, 2026, President Donald Trump told The Wall Street Journal he had a CT scan, not an MRI, during an October Walter Reed exam that showed no abnormalities.
- During an October visit to Walter Reed, President Donald Trump's physicians arranged a CT scan to definitively rule out cardiovascular issues as a preventive screen for a man his age.
- The Wall Street Journal reported President Donald Trump takes 325 mg of aspirin daily, which makes him bruise easily despite doctors advising a lower 81 mg dose, but he refuses because he is `a little superstitious`.
- Responding to scrutiny, Trump said `In retrospect, it's too bad I took it because it gave them a little ammunition` while White House doctors reported he is in excellent health.
- The disclosures amplified calls for clearer health reporting standards from opponents as visible bruising and prior images of resting eyes intensified debate over presidential fitness and disclosure standards, while supporters dismissed the bruising as trivial.
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