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Did Walter Reed release a medical or cognitive evaluation report for Donald J. Trump in 2025?

Checked on November 21, 2025
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Executive summary

Walter Reed did not, according to available reporting, publish a standalone “medical or cognitive evaluation report” in October 2025; the White House and the president’s physician issued summaries and statements saying President Trump was in “exceptional” or “excellent” health after an October Walter Reed visit and that an MRI and cognitive testing occurred, but detailed imaging or cognitive test reports have not been released publicly [1] [2] [3].

1. What was released publicly: memos and physician summaries

The document publicly available from the president’s medical team earlier in 2025 was a memorandum from the White House physician summarizing the April annual physical and cognitive assessment; that memo said Trump was “fully fit” and noted a 30/30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment in April [4] [5]. Reporting about the October Walter Reed visit likewise reflects statements from the White House physician and press office describing the president as in “exceptional” or “excellent” health after the visit, but those are summaries and press statements rather than a full clinical report made public [1] [6] [7].

2. Did Walter Reed itself publish a formal report for October 2025?

Available news coverage does not cite a Walter Reed–issued full medical or cognitive evaluation report made public after the October visit. Media stories reference White House and physician statements about imaging and evaluations performed at Walter Reed but do not point to a separate Walter Reed release of the underlying MRI images, radiology readouts or full cognitive testing records [2] [8] [9].

3. What did Trump and the White House say about tests done at Walter Reed?

President Trump publicly said he received an MRI during the October Walter Reed visit and called the result “perfect”; the White House press secretary and physician likewise described the MRI/advanced imaging results as consistent with “exceptional” health and said radiologists reviewed the images [10] [2] [11]. The White House did not disclose which body part was scanned in its public comments, according to Reuters [2].

4. Cognitive testing: were results disclosed for October?

Reporting indicates Trump said he took a cognitive test at Walter Reed during the October visit; outlets noted the president’s physician had reported a MoCA (Montreal Cognitive Assessment) and a perfect 30/30 score in April. Coverage of October mentions a cognitive test but does not point to a newly published, standalone cognitive evaluation report from Walter Reed or release of raw test materials or detailed scores from October beyond the president’s statements and physician summaries [3] [12] [5].

5. Gaps, transparency concerns, and competing viewpoints

Critics and some former White House physicians have raised questions about the level of transparency—pointing out there’s no legal requirement to publish full medical files for a sitting president and that time spent at Walter Reed could suggest more testing than publicly described [13]. Proponents of the administration point to physician statements and memos declaring the president fit and cite radiologist reviews as evidence of normal results [1] [11]. Media outlets differ on emphasis: some stress the assurance of “exceptional health” while others highlight unanswered questions about what exactly was imaged or evaluated [11] [8].

6. What the available sources do not say

Available sources do not mention release of an unredacted or detailed Walter Reed radiology report, the raw MRI images, or a formal, independently published cognitive evaluation dossier tied specifically to the October visit; nor do they reference Walter Reed publishing its own public report separate from White House physician summaries [2] [1] [3].

7. Bottom line for the question asked

Based on current reporting, no publicly released, independent Walter Reed medical or cognitive evaluation report for President Trump’s October 2025 visit is cited in the coverage; what exists in the public record are White House/physician summaries and the president’s own statements that an MRI and a cognitive test took place and that the results were described as “perfect” or “exceptional” [1] [2] [3].

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